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Mozart’s pupil Josephine von Auernhammer was his solo partner for two later performances in Vienna in 1781 and 1782; Mozart wrote to his father in Salzburg that she “tormented him terribly because of the double concerto”. Mozart added two clarinets, two trumpets and timpani to the original orchestration of strings, two oboes, two bassoons and two horns for the first Viennese performance; this recording, however, makes use of Mozart’s original orchestral accompaniment.\r\n\r\nThe two soloists on Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos, the\u003cstrong\u003e Piano Duo Sakamoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, speak of the great fascination that this work exerts: \u003cem\u003e“It was a great pleasure for us to perform this unique concerto, so full of playfulness and musical moments of happiness, on two splendid Bösendorfer grand pianos in Vienna. We enjoyed the work’s musical dialogues very much — and not just the dialogue between the two pianos, but also the dialogue with the orchestra.”\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\nThe violin, which Mozart played masterfully and through which he served as the prince-archbishop’s concertmaster in Salzburg, was no less important than the piano in his life as a performing musician. It is therefore no coincidence that all five of Mozart’s violin concertos were composed during his time in Salzburg: the first in 1773 and the other four just two years later. Mozart composed two individual movements for violin and orchestra soon afterwards: an Adagio in E major, KV 261, and a Rondo in B flat major, KV 269. We may assume, although not with total security, that Mozart wrote them as alternative movements for his violin concertos in the same keys — KV 219 and KV 207 respectively.\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6cbc3721-5850-4f70-8fbb-1fac791ca675\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003ePiano Duo Sakamoto – Piano (Bösendorfer) [Tracks 1-3]\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eBilal Alnemr – Violin (\"Lorenzo Carcassi 1774,\" generously loaned by Michael Barenboim) [Tracks 4-6]\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eGabriel Pidoux – Oboe [Tracks 7-9]\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlaž Šparovec – Clarinet [Tracks 7-9]\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eTheo Plath – Bassoon [Tracks 7-9]\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eNicolas Ramez – Horn [Tracks 7-9]\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Griffiths – Conductor [Tracks 1-3]\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Zehetmair – Conductor\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alpha Classics","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56741096227140,"sku":"ALPHA1087-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56741096259908,"sku":"ALPHA1087-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56741096292676,"sku":"ALPHA1087-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56741096325444,"sku":"ALPHA1087-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56741096358212,"sku":"ALPHA1087-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56741096390980,"sku":"ALPHA1087-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56741096423748,"sku":"ALPHA1087-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57342992875844,"sku":"ALPHA1087-5","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/ALPHA1087.jpg?v=1790642899","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/alpha1087-mozart-concerto-for-two-pianos-kv-365-sinfonia-concertante-for-four-winds-kv-279b-adagio-kv-261","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}