{"product_id":"mozart-violin-and-horn-concertos-by-mozart","title":"Mozart: Violin And Horn Concertos [CD] by Bath Festival Orchestra","description":"EDITORIAL REVIEWS \n Unlike his operas, symphonies and piano concertos, which span his creative life, Mozart’s five violin concertos were written over a mere two years – the three which appear here were all written in Salzburg in1775. Mozart’s father Leopold was an excellent violinist who held a high position as director of the court and cathedral orchestra of the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. The opening of the Violin Concerto No.3 is a ritornello which Mozart “borrowed” from his pastoral opera-serenata Il Rè Pastore written in the same year. You might have thought that, having broken the mould with his third violin concerto, Mozart would have stuck to something of the same formula when, shortly afterwards, he sat down to compose his Violin Concerto No.4 . No such thing. The vigorous opening soon moves into a contrasting mood but there is a brief return to the opening material before we hear the soloist, soaring above the orchestra. If, as is likely, Mozart performed the concerto himself, we get a hint of what a fine player he must have been in terms of both expressivity and virtuosity.","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43281986814026,"sku":"7203do","price":7.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/7203do.jpg?v=1770266615","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/mozart-violin-and-horn-concertos-by-mozart","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}