W. A. Mozart - KV 284e - Recueil des airs du ballet "Orphée", arranged for piano quartet

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Channel: ComposersbyNumbers · 2013 · Music

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The 6 arranged pieces from Cannabich's ballet are as follows:
1. Ouverture (0:00)
2. Moderato assai (1:10)
3. Allegro smanioso (3:00)
4. Andantino cantabile (4:21)
5. Allegretto (7:02)
6. Allegro molto vivace (9:34)

During his stay in Mannheim between October 1777 and March 1778, Mozart was a guest of the Court Music Director Christian Cannabich (1731-1798). In his letter of December 6, 1777, Mozart explains to his father how he intends to publish arrangements of Cannabich's ballet "Ulisse e Orphée".
Köchel's entry 284e is actually referring to the wind parts that Mozart composed for one of the flute concertos of Mannheim's court flutist, Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797). The arrangements of Cannabich's ballet are merely mentioned in the note to that entry.

Performers: Les Adieux.

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