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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: January 27, 1756, Salzburg Died: December 5, 1791, Vienna (age 35)
Grande Sestetto Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 (320d)
(for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos)
| 13:05 | I. | Allegro maestoso | |
| 10:28 | II. | Andante | |
| 6:40 | III. | Presto |
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1779 (age 22-23)
Published:
1802, Offenbach: Johann André
Note: Anonymous transcription/arrangement (c. 1807/8, published by Sigmund Anton Steiner) of the Sinfonia Concertante K. 364
3 recordings,
7 videos
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12:20
Uppsala Chamber Soloists
I.
Allegro maestoso
8:28
Uppsala Chamber Soloists
II.
Andante
6:24
Uppsala Chamber Soloists
III.
Presto
31:31
Renaud Capucon, Gerard Causse (live) (original orchestration)
13:08
La Tempestad
I.
Allegro maestoso
10:17
La Tempestad
II.
Andante
6:19
La Tempestad
III.
Presto
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- concertante [I], concertant, concertans—in the manner of a concerto, e.g. individual instruments within the ensemble enjoy featured solos; playing against each other with brilliant display
- gran [I], grandioso—great, grand
- maestoso—With dignity and nobility; majestic
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- sextet, sextour [F], sestetto [I]—six. Ensemble (or work) for six players.
- string sextet—ensemble / composition typically for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos
- transcription, transcribe—To re-score a work for an ensemble of instruments different from the original version. Typical examples include orchestrating piano or chamber works and visa versa. Within the realm of chamber music, a work for winds might be transcribed for strings, a symphony into a string quartet, a trio featuring a clarinet substituting a viola. One interesting question is: who made the transcription, the original composer? One interesting effect is that the transcription may become favored over the original. One of the most curious transcriptions in all of chamber music is Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", transcribed from string sextet to piano trio with amazing success by one of his students.