Mozart's Costa Violin: Sonatas by Mozart & Schubert

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Release Date: 29th Dec 2017
Catalogue No: BVE10145
Label: belvedere
Length: 67 minutes

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Schubert: Sonata (Sonatina) for violin & piano in D major, D384 (Op. posth. 137 No. 1)

Work length12:32

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Esther Hoppe, Florian Birsak

I. Allegro molto (Live)

Track length3:26

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II. Andante (Live)

Track length4:32

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III. Allegro vivace (Live)

Track length4:34

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 29 in A major, K402

Work length8:03

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Esther Hoppe, Florian Birsak

I. Andante, ma un poco adagio (Live)

Track length4:11

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II. Allegro moderato (Live)

Track length3:52

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Schubert: Sonata (Sonatina) for violin & piano in A minor, D385 (Op. posth. 137 No. 2)

Work length17:31

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Esther Hoppe, Florian Birsak

I. Allegro moderato (Live)

Track length4:50

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II. Andante (Live)

Track length5:35

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III. Menuetto. Allegro (Live)

Track length2:12

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IV. Allegro (Live)

Track length4:54

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Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in B flat major, K454

Work length22:31

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Esther Hoppe, Florian Birsak

I. Largo - Allegro (Live)

Track length7:30

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II. Andante (Live)

Track length7:26

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III. Allegretto (Live)

Track length7:35

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Excerpt, Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526

Work length7:05

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Esther Hoppe, Florian Birsak

II. Andante (Live)

Track length7:05

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In cooperation with the label belvedere edition the Mozarteum Foundation is publishing highlights of the Mozart Week from its beginnings until today. Contemporary history and the history of interpretation become audible on carefully restored sound documents in excellent sound quality. Moreover, the edition will also comprise current recordings from the Mozart Week and concerts throughout the season.

“This violin originates from Mozart’s estate and Mozart always played it. I bought it from Mozart’s widow”, noted publisher and composer Johann Anton André around 1840. And in a diary entry by William Hill written on 11 Nov. 1909 he noted: “Dr. Henkel, who wants to sell his Violin by Petrus della Costa, has sent me the history of the fiddle, it is as follows. His father bought the violin from Hofrath Anton André of Offenbach about 1840 since which time it has been in the family. Henkel’s father (Kgl. Musikdirector in Frankfort), was a pupil of André who was one of the first publishers of Mozart’s compositions. On this latter’s death he purchased from the widow the greater part of his MSS & effects, amongst which was this identical violin. André always spoke of it as ‘Mozart’s violin’ and I see no reason to doubt this statement.”

The instrument was kept under lock and key by the company Hill & Sons until its dissolution. During the time Mozart lived and worked in Vienna, he possessed and played the Costa violin. It is quite likely that, now, Mozart’s Costa violin resounds again in this public concert after very long time of silence.

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