Serenades No. 4 and 6

Mozart’s arias do not have the status of his other orchestral and ensemble works. But their musical content and artistic treatment of motifs are in no way inferior to the “larger” compositions. The spoiled Salzburg audience for which the young Mozart wrote his arias would not have accepted anything else. The Salzburg Mozartium Orchestra and solo violinist Roberto González-Mongas provided two-note samples. Here it is immediately clear that colossal expertise works. Rich in variety with lively moments, “Serenata notturna” is a brilliant mix of squared-off concertos, varied textures and chamber music. The lavish woodwind instrumental “Serenata Colloredo” comes with a built-in violin concerto and theatrical oboe. All this is executed in a grandiose manner, rich in contrast, with finely chiseled subtle work, mood, tension, and depth of expression.

Mozart: Serenades No. 4 in D major KV 203, No. 6 in D major KV 239, March in D major KV 237

Mozarteum Salzburg Orchestra, Roberto González Mongas (Orchestra Conductor)
Berlin classics

Mozartium Salzburg Orchestra

With the support of Mozart’s widow Constance and their two sons, the “Cathedral Music Association and Mozarteum” orchestra was founded in Salzburg in 1841. In 1908 it was given its current name: Mozarteumorchester Salzburg. For a long time they were … more