Mozart: Flute Quartets

Three of these marvellous quartets for flute and string trio were composed in 1777/78 during Mozart’s first extended tour without his father. The three quartets K. 285, 285a, 285b are undoubtedly among the most outstanding works in the genre. They share a lightsome, carefree quality with the typical shades of melancholy in the slow movements. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Artists: Ardinghello Ensemble Karl Kaiser (flute) Annette Rehberger (violin) Sebastian Wohlfarth (viola) Johannes Berger (cello) 🎵 Purchase or streaming (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music): 💎 More Information: 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: The sparkling Quartet in D is a virtuoso outing for all four instruments. Although the flute has the upper part in the lightning-fast opening concertante movement and the spirited concluding Rondeau, the string trio are also given strikingly brilliant, soloistic parts, creating a dense web of spirited, dazzling sallies and engagements. The central movement is a Romance with a melting flute melody against string pizzicatos – a sort of serenade with guitar accompaniment for his then love (future sister-in-law) Aloysia Weber, Constanze’s sister. The elegant second Quartet in G is indebted to Johann Sebastian Bach’s youngest son, Johann Christian, who wrote quartets that were very similar in concept and idiom. At the age of eight Mozart had taken lessons with J.C. Bach while in London, and as late as 1778 he wrote: ‘I love him… with all my heart and feel deep respect for him’. Following the ‘London’ Bach’s example, the quartet comprises a substantial opening Andante in sonata form and a lively minuet. The third Quartet in C is also in two movements. An effervescent movement in sonata form is followed by an elegant set of variations providing a solo variation for each of the four instruments. There follows a dreamy slow variation, before the music snaps back out of its metaphysical mood and into the here-and-now with a clownish minuet-cum-scherzo. The Quartet in G , though originally an oboe quartet in F, was first published in 1801 by the Bureau de Musique, Leipzig, in the G major arrangement for flute and strings. Transposing an oboe piece up a full tone was then common practice in flute adaptations, but in this instance,we are dealing with a genuine arrangement involving substantial modifications. This piece completes our cycle of five Mozart chamber works, taking us from Mannheim to Vienna via Munich. Their five different conceptions and characters represent the quartet for flute, violin, viola and cello in its noblest form and set the benchmark for all subsequent quartets composed for these forces. Other information: · Recorded in January 2023, Theodor-Egel-Saal, Freiburg, Germany · Booklet in English contains liner notes by Karl Kaiser, and a profile of the ensemble Tracklist: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major, : 00:00:00 I. Allegro 00:07:07 II. Adagio 00:09:33 III. Rondeau Flute Quartet in G Major, : 00:14:19 I. Andante 00:18:54 II. Tempo di menuetto Flute Quartet in C Major, : 00:22:05 I. Allegro 00:27:46 II. Tema con variazioni (Andante - Adagio - Allegro) Flute Quartet in G Major, : 00:37:18 I. Allegro 00:43:56 II. Adagio 00:46:43 III. Rondo allegro Flute Quartet in A Major, : 00:51:41 I. Tema (Andante) con variazioni 00:57:40 II. Menuetto/Trio 01:00:11 III. Rondeau (Allegretto grazioso) 👉 Social media links: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: New Classical Releases: The Best of Liszt: The Best of Bach: Most Popular Piano Music: Beautiful Classical Music: Classical Music For Dinnertime: Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by Mozart and more of the greatest composers. We upload daily with complete albums and compilations with the best classical music. #BrilliantClassics #ClassicalMusic #Classical #Mozart #Flute