How I wish you could have heard it! And how
beautifully it was performed! Obviously Mozart understood the greatness of the
quintet, even in a year filled with masterpieces. He found it necessary to point
out to his father that it is written for one oboe, one clariner, one horn, one
bassoon, and pianoforte, because apparently no one had ever composed for this
grouping of instruments before. Mozart was inspired by the novelty of combining
four dissimilar voices with the piano (and the which he used the piano was
different than that used at conserts at that time. The music he wrote savors the
distinctive qualities of each instrument, yet it manages to make them function
as one. Mozart begins with a slow introduction - a rarity in his works at the
time - in which he introduces each instrument individually, like characters in a
play, and sets the scene for the brilliant drama that follows. Throughout all
three movements, Mozart enjoys trying out various combinations of instruments,
against the common backdrop of the piano. The outer movements are lively and
engaging conversations, filled both with agreement and outright debate, and
governed above all by the friendly exchange of ideas. The central Larghetto is
one of Mozart's great slow operatic ensembles, each player presenting its own
point of view before all join together before the footlights. this is the
composers only composition for piano and winds.
the play was performed for the
first time at the national theatre of Vienna with Mozart playing the piano.
After that, my first ‘real’ journey to the classical music was over. When I say
‘real’ I mean the fact that listening to music in a hall specially designed for
that, is a really special and the fact that the music was so great it really
made me change my mind about classical music and ,finally, I have figured out
what people listen to when they go to Megaro Mousikis and if it worths. To sum
up I can say that Mozart and Schoenberg were people with extraordinary musical
abilities and I believe it’s really great to listen to such ingeniously inspired
music.
Words: 1829
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