Time 19:00
The Amphitheatre in the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
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Serenades, divertimenti, cassations, nocturnes, partitas… Harmoniemusik, that is, music written for wind ensembles, took on various forms. This current – whose origins some trace to military traditions and others to the musical practice of court ensembles – fully blossomed in the Classical era.
Mozart’s sublime understanding of instrumental capabilities and his sensitivity to their timbre brought about an evolution of the serenade genre in his work. Starting from pieces of a light character, the Viennese genius sought to develop a form rich in expression and sonority, reminiscent of his outstanding symphonic music. The Serenade in B-flat major, written for thirteen wind instruments, is one of the finest examples of this. The title Gran Partita, although not given by Mozart himself, perfectly conveys the character and structure of the composition. The seven-movement cycle is one of Mozart’s longest non-vocal works. Here, the composer combines the chamber-music practice of juxtaposing the colors of individual instruments with the balance and majesty of the tutti sections characteristic of symphonic writing.
Serenades, divertimenti, cassations, nocturnes, partitas… Harmoniemusik, that is, music written for wind ensembles, took on various forms. This current – whose origins some trace to military traditions and others to the musical practice of court ensembles – fully blossomed in the Classical era.
Mozart’s sublime understanding of instrumental capabilities and his sensitivity to their timbre brought about an evolution of the serenade genre in his work. Starting from pieces of a light character, the Viennese genius sought to develop a form rich in expression and sonority, reminiscent of his outstanding symphonic music. The Serenade in B-flat major, written for thirteen wind instruments, is one of the finest examples of this. The title Gran Partita, although not given by Mozart himself, perfectly conveys the character and structure of the composition. The seven-movement cycle is one of Mozart’s longest non-vocal works. Here, the composer combines the chamber-music practice of juxtaposing the colors of individual instruments with the balance and majesty of the tutti sections characteristic of symphonic writing.
Marta Dziewanowska-Pachowska
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in B-flat major KV 361/370a (Gran Partita)
I. Largo – Allegro Molto
II. Menuetto
III. Adagio
IV. Menuetto: Allegretto
V. Romanze. Adagio – Allegretto – Adagio
VI. Thema mit Variationen
VII. Rondo: Allegro molto
PERFORMERS
WIND INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE OF THE ORCHESTRA OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
JAKUB ZWIERZ CONDUCTOR
Duration: approx. 1 h (no intermission)
