Organization

Instrumentalist

Valentina Pacini

Violin I

Violist

Federica Tirelli

Viola

Alessio Venier

Violin II

Clarinetist

Francesco Cristante

Clarinet

Cellist

Anna Molaro

Cello

Orchestra

Friulian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

i Filarmonici Friulani

Genius And Lightness

Udine

Italy

Genius And Lightness: String Quartet No. 19 in C, K.465 (+1 More)

Public

String Quartet No. 19 in C, K.465 ("Dissonance")

Clarinet Quintet in A major, KV581

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Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

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Writing and performance

Baritone

Singer

Tenor

Contralto

Soprano

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Bass

Mezzo-soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

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Spoken

“The simpler is the more difficult,” says Danish composer Carl Nielsen. In music, writing in a simple way requires extraordinary skills. The greatest composers in history agree on the need, rather than to add, to remove notes and useless virtuosity, to finally arrive at a work that expresses his message in purity and simplicity. 

In this sense, Mozart's work is truly an admirable example: very few like him have managed to recreate atmospheres with a handful of notes and very simple materials. 

 

An example of this are the six string quartets dedicated to Haydn, the spiritual “father” of Viennese classicism, of which the one presented this evening is the last. The curious subtitle "Le dissonanze" is not by Mozart, but was later attributed to the quartet, in reference to the slow introduction of the first movement, which contains some incredible harmonic boldness. The quartet initially seems contradictory and mysterious, until the various melodic searches of the instruments lead with surprising simplicity to the main theme, which shines for its linearity. Precisely the skilful fusion of complexity and lightness makes this quartet one of the most beautiful of Mozart's entire production. 

 

The Quintet for clarinet and strings is one of the happiest chamber music creations for an ensemble that will experience great fame in the future. Mozart is a forerunner in this sense, since he chooses an instrument, the clarinet, which has been used for a few decades and therefore still lacking in significant literature. The dialogue that Mozart creates between strings and clarinet is skilfully calibrated: the string quartet often works independently, creating a sound carpet for the evolution of the wind instrument. However, it is not a concert but chamber music, and in fact these "solo" zones are contrasted with sections in which all five instruments dialogue on an equal footing, creating an unpredictable and rich texture.

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Genius And Lightness by Mozart, From (2022/2022)

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