Wind Serenade in B flat major "Gran Partita", K 361/370a

Largo - Allegro molto


  • Recorded: 18th November 1954
  • Record Place: The Dvořák Hall of Rudolfinum, Prague
  • First Release: 1991
  • (P) 1991 SUPRAPHON a.s.
  • Genre: Orchestral

Artists

  • music by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • conductor: Václav Talich
  • musical group: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Album

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Talich

Talich Special Edition 15. Mozart: Violin Concerto K 218, Clarinet Concerto K 622, Gran Partita K 361/370a

Catalogue Number: SU 3835-2
Published: 20th July 2007
Genre: Orchestral
Format: 1 CD
"This ingenious fellow must have been tossed about by some passions which we don't know about anymore today which, together with his mad creative bent, hastened his demise!" Talich was speaking about his beloved Mozart, the composer of the works on this CD which features a live recording of the Serenade No. 10 as Talich performed it with the Czech Philharmonic wind players in 1954. It also features two outstanding soloists: violinist Jiří Novák (b. 1924), was chosen by Talich to be concert master of the Czech Chamber Orchestra in 1945 while still a conservatory student. Novák went on to become 1st violin of the young Smetana Quartet, with which he played and recorded with tremendous success all over the world until the end of the ensemble's career in 1989. Vladimír Říha (1905-1978) was the clarinetist of the Czech Philharmonic for nearly a quarter of a century, but also played with the Prague Wind Quintet and a number of other ensembles including the Smetana Quartet. His archival recordings are highly regarded by clarinetists even today.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4 in D major, K 218
1. Allegro 10:17
2. Andante cantabile 06:49
3. Rondeu. Andante grazioso Allegro ma non tropo 08:20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622
4. Allegro 13:08
5. Adagio 07:28
6. Rondo. Allegro 09:14
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wind Serenade in B flat major "Gran Partita", K 361/370a
7. Largo - Allegro molto 08:21
8. Romanza. Adagio. Allegretto. Adagio 04:38
9. Thema con variazioni 06:22
10. Rondo. Allegro molto 03:10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bonus (from Mozart's Concerto for Children)
11. Václav Talich speaking to a young audience 01:30