Time 19:00
Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Modzelewskiego 59 in Warsaw
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It is no coincidence that the ballet fragments from the third act of the opera Idomeneo, written in 1781, open and close the program of the concert. Thanks to the rich correspondence between Mozart and his father concerning this work, we know how the close cooperation with the singers who were to play particular roles shaped the creative attitude of the young composer. The vocal abilities of the soloists were an inspiration for interesting musical solutions, and direct contact with the performers taught Mozart how to set limits to external interference in the final shape of the piece.
The timbre of the human voice inspired Mozart many times. For example, when returned to his Idomeneo in 1786 an additional scene was created, Non temer amata bene KV 490, which he probably wrote with the voice of Nancy Storace in mind. The composer, enchanted by the singer – as Alfred Einstein put it perfectly – combined in this piece “the intimacy of a letter with the highest grandeur of form”. The special relationship with Nancy is evidenced both by the dedication of the scene and aria Ch’io mi scordi di te KV 505 – “Für Mselle Storace und mich” (“For Ms Storace and me”), as well as the extraordinary suggestiveness and expression of the dialogue between the vocal part and the piano. Mozart was also not indifferent to the technical proficiency and expressive perfection of instrumentalists. The aria Per questa bella mano KV 612 would not have been created without the admiration for Pischlberger’s virtuoso playing on the double bass, while the Parto, parto – the aria of Sesto from the opera La clemenza di Tito KV 621 would certainly have sounded different had Mozart not learned about the technical abilities of the clarinetist Anton Stadler.
PROGRAM AND PERFORMERS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chaconne from the opera Idomeneo KV 367
Per questa bella mano KV 612
PAWEŁ MICHALCZUK BASS
ALBERT MYCZKOWSKI DOUBLE BASS
Non temer amato bene KV 490
JACEK SZPONARSKI TENOR
TOMASZ KULISIEWICZ VIOLIN
Symphony in G minor No 25 KV 183
Allegro con brio – Andante – Menuetto e Trio – Allegro
Ch’io mi scordi di te KV 505
GABRIELA KAMIŃSKA SOPRANO
KRZYSZTOF TRZASKOWSKI GRAND PIANO
Parto, parto – aria (Sesto) from the opera La clemenza di Tito KV 621
MONIKA LEDZION-PORCZYŃSKA MEZZOSOPRANO
JULIAN PAPROCKI CLARINET
Pas seul from the opera Idomeneo KV 367
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
MARTA KLUCZYŃSKA CONDUCTOR
Duration: approx. 1 h 15 min
