Harmoniemusik from Mozart's Favourite Operas

Release Date: 26th Feb 2016
Catalogue No: COBRA0049
Label: Cobra
Length: 51 minutes

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Kasper Sartorius: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492

Work length18:16

Chen Halevi, Winds Unlimited

Sinfonia

Track length4:04

Cinque, diece, venti

Track length3:03

Se a caso madama

Track length2:40

Se vuol ballare signor Contino

Track length2:29

Non piu andrai

Track length3:06

Susanna or via sortite

Track length2:54

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Kasper Sartorius: La Clemenza di Tito, K 621

Work length11:19

Chen Halevi, Winds Unlimited

Come ti piace imponi

Track length2:54

Del piu sublime soglio

Track length3:23

Deh se piacer mi vuoi

Track length5:02

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Kasper Sartorius: La Clemenza di Tito, KV 621

Work length8:15

Chen Halevi, Winds Unlimited

Totna di Tito a lato

Track length3:01

Ah grazie si rendano

Track length3:01

Tu fosti tradito

Track length2:13

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Kasper Sartorius: Don Giovanni, K. 527

Work length13:55

Chen Halevi, Winds Unlimited

Ah chi mi dice mai

Track length3:46

Giovinette che fate all'amore

Track length1:22

Ho capito, signor, si

Track length1:37

La ci darem la mano

Track length2:53

Eh via buffone

Track length1:01

Vedrai carino

Track length3:16

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In the eighteenth century it was common practice to hear excerpts from the public’s favourite operas and ballets, their most loved arias performed in transcriptions usually for wind sextet, or sometimes a wind octet, both occassionally with an additional bass instrument. This Harmoniemusik was all the rage in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, most intensely from 1780s - 1820s, particularly in Vienna but also in Prague and Budapest. Mozart himself, in a letter to his father, mentioned hearing such a group playing on the street from his window and expressed his joy at hearing his own music in this smaller ensemble setting.

This CD features Harmoniemusik of some of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most loved arias from his operas 'La Clemenza di Tito', 'Don Giovanni' and 'Le nozze di Figaro'. The transcriptions were made by Georg Kaspar Sartorius (1754-1809). Needless to say, these particular transcriptions have their own texture and flavour that is apart from the original. What they offer still, are a representation of the bright, varied, virtuosic, melodious and grand music found in these operas reflected through the seductive timbres of clarinets, horns and bassoons, grounded and infused by the warmth of a contra-bass. And still imbued with all the essential brilliance of the original Mozart works. The natural vocal qualities of wind instruments in this grouping lend themselves perfectly to the emotionally charged and human voice Mozart was portraying.

Not a lot is know about Georg Kaspar Satorius. He was one of the many composers activily consumed by the writing of transcriptions, and was in the employ of the court of Ludwig X until around 1809. He made many transcriptions for his employer including others by Mozart ('Cosi fan tutte', and 'Die Zauberflote'), Franz Xaver Sussmayr, Peter von Winter and Niccolo Puccinni.

Harmoniemusik from Mozart's Favourite Operas

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