{"product_id":"lwc1257-mozart-and-the-organ","title":"Mozart and the Organ","description":"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMozart and the Organ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the latest album at NativeDSD from \u003cstrong\u003eAnders Eldsten Dahl\u003c\/strong\u003e. In addition to organist Anders Eidsten Dahl, the musicians playing on the 14 Church Sonatas are violinists \u003cstrong\u003eArvid Engegård\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAtle Sponberg\u003c\/strong\u003e and bassoonist \u003cstrong\u003eEmbrik Snerte\u003c\/strong\u003e. Mozart’s work for “Flötenuhr” was recorded in St. Margaret’s Church in Oslo on an organ clearly inspired by southern German baroque organs.\r\n\r\nIn a letter to his father Leopold, \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Amadeus Mozart\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote of his relationship to the organ: \u003cem\u003e“In my eyes and ears, the organ is the queen of instruments.”\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\nIn spite of his enthusiasm for the instrument and the fact that Mozart himself liked to play the organ, he did not compose much music for \u003cem\u003e“the queen of instruments”.\u003c\/em\u003e The organists of the day improvised when they played for mass, and the organ at that time was not a concert instrument in need of a wide-ranging repertoire.\r\n\r\nMozart’s original music for organ consists of 17 one-movement “Epistle sonatas” — chamber music written between 1772 and 1780 for masses in Salzburg. The instrumentation for 14 of these is two violins and basso continuo, while the remaining three are written for more instruments. The pieces are short — this is music written to be played between the reading of texts. The organ is given an ever greater concertizing role from the first to the last, and the Sonata in C (K336) can be described as a small organ concerto.\r\n\r\nIn 1790 Mozart was commissioned to write music for what was known as a “Flötenuhr” — a large grandfather clock containing a self-playing organ. The instrument was popular at the time — there are also compositions for the instrument written by Handel, C.P.E. Bach and Haydn. Often the music was meant to describe an event or situation — the music Mozart was commissioned to write was to be played in a wax museum in memory of Field Marshal Laudon. Mozart was not especially fond of the “Flötenuhr” as an instrument, yet the works are compositions of exceptionally high musical quality. Here the mature Mozart reveals his gifts as a contrapuntalist and his ability to create singable melodies and forward-looking harmonies. The pieces are virtuosic and to some extent must be arranged if they are to be played by someone performing them on the organ.\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnders Eidsten Dahl, Organ\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eArvid Engegård, Violin\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eAtle Sponberg, Violin\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmbrik Snerte, Bassoon\r\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eThis album has been reviewed in our blog by music reviewer Rush Paul. \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff9900;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/dsd-reviews\/notes-from-recent-finds-no-13-gems-from-cobra-eudora-just-listen-and-lawo\/\"\u003eGo To Article\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Lawo Classics","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740073111876,"sku":"LWC1257-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740073144644,"sku":"LWC1257-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740073177412,"sku":"LWC1257-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740073210180,"sku":"LWC1257-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740073242948,"sku":"LWC1257-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740073275716,"sku":"LWC1257-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 32 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740073308484,"sku":"LWC1257-35","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57339394195780,"sku":"LWC1257-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/LWC1257.jpg?v=1778492232","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/lwc1257-mozart-and-the-organ","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}