Mozart: Duos K423/424 & The Magic Flute: transcriptions for flute and viola

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Release Date: 3rd Sep 2012
Catalogue No: LVC1124
Label: Saphir Productions
Length: 61 minutes

Mozart: Duo, Op. 28, K. 423

Work length16:18

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Patrick Gallois (soloist), Pierre Henri Xuereb (soloist)

I. Allegro

Track length6:31

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II. Adagio

Track length4:14

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length5:33

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Mozart: Duo, Op. 28, K. 424

Work length20:02

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Patrick Gallois (soloist), Pierre Henri Xuereb (soloist)

I. Adagio - Allegro

Track length7:57

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II. Andante cantabile

Track length3:36

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III. Andante grazioso

Track length8:29

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Mozart: La flûte enchantée, Act I, K. 620

Work length4:32

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Patrick Gallois (soloist), Pierre Henri Xuereb (soloist)

"Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"

Track length2:05

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"Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön"

Track length2:27

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Mozart: La flûte enchantée, Act II, K. 620

Work length4:11

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Patrick Gallois (soloist), Pierre Henri Xuereb (soloist)

"O Isis und Osiris"

Track length2:04

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"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"

Track length2:07

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Mozart: La flûte enchantée, Act I, K. 620: "Zum Ziele führt dich diese Bahn"

Work length1:47

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Patrick Gallois (soloist), Pierre Henri Xuereb (soloist)

Mozart: La flûte enchantée, Act II, K. 620

Work length6:07

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Patrick Gallois (soloist), Pierre Henri Xuereb (soloist)

"Seid uns zum zweiten Mal wilkommen"

Track length1:56

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"Ach, ich fühls, es ist verschwunden"

Track length4:11

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Mozart: La flûte enchantée, Act I, K. 620

Work length4:27

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Patrick Gallois (soloist), Pierre Henri Xuereb (soloist)

"Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton"

Track length2:46

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"Das klinget so Herrlich"

Track length1:41

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Mozart: La flûte enchantée, Act II, K. 620

Work length4:27

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Patrick Gallois (soloist), Pierre Henri Xuereb (soloist)

"Alles fühlt der Liebe Freuden"

Track length1:39

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"Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen wünscht Papageno sich"

Track length2:48

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In the 19th century there are numerous examples of musical transcriptions. Mozart himself was not adverse to this practise, his reasons for doing so being varied and interesting. At times pecuniary reasons governed his writings as, for instance, when he carried out Van Swieten’s commissions to re-orchestrate some great works by Handel (amongst them Messiah). These reductions, however, were often done to flatter an interpreter’s ego.

One could not accuse Patrick Gallois and Pierre-Henri Xuereb of this - their playing is sober and well phrased, filled with all the poetry inherent in Mozart’s music, and their transcriptions are intelligent and pure in style. They took inspiration from an adaptation of The Magic Flute dating from 1792 for two identical instruments (2 flutes or 2 violins). Opera connoisseurs will certainly find pleasure in the freshness of the present evocation.

Of even greater interest is the transcription of the Duos K423 and K424. These works are seldom performed, possibly due to the fact that the original scoring for violin and viola appears to lack depth and could seem colourless. It is, therefore, an original idea to separate the two parts, entrusting one to the flute. The counterpoint then stands out boldly, and this puts new life into two little-known works.

Mozart: Duos K423/424 & The Magic Flute

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