IV: MOZART JA BEETHOVEN • Amadeus kontserdisari

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546

Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201/186a

MARIA WŁOSZCZOWSKA violin, ERSO

In April, Polish violinist Maria Włoszczowska will perform with ERSO. Her versatility as a musician includes performances as a soloist, a concertmaster, and a chamber musician. The programme includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto – the first monumental work in this genre, which paved the way for subsequent Romantic violin concertos. When composing the piece, he copied the style of the representatives of the French Violin School and relied on virtuosic techniques as well as the rhythmic patterns of marches, which were popular in French music during the revolution.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is represented with his Symphony No. 29. This piece, created when the composer was only 18, is one of the most remarkable among his early works, attesting to his compositional mastery. In addition to the symphony, the programme includes one of the later works of Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor – which was inspired by the counterpoint technique of Johann Sebastian Bach, clearly reflected in the name of the piece.