Discover how the Classical rondo form works; then hear how Mozart puts his own stamp on it.
Mozart was the ultimate Classical composer – a master of all the elegant forms that brought Enlightenment sense and structure to the music of the 18th century. He was a such a master that he rarely bowed to convention; instead, he placed a distinctive stamp on nearly everything he wrote.
One of most common Classical forms was the rondo – the concert hall answer to the verse-chorus structure of popular song, and the perfect way for a composer to play with the twin pleasures of repetition and variation.
In this concert, young Australian composer Phil Jameson demonstrates the elegant structure of a two-century-old form. And Mozart, being Mozart, goes off on a tangent with a rondo theme that is guaranteed to stick in your mind all evening!
JAMESON Introduction and Rondo
MOZART Rondo in D for piano and orchestra, K382
Richard Gill conductor
Kathryn Selby piano
Don’t wait till November to discover Mozart. Join us for the Mozart in the City series (1 Mar, 12 Apr, 12 Jul, 30 Aug), his Requiem (2, 4, 5 May), Symphony No.31 (27, 28, 29 Jun), and the dramatic Piano Concerto K466 (19, 21, 22 Sep).
PLAYER LISTING:
MOZART Rondo in D, K382: 1 fast and graceful
MOZART Rondo in D, K382: 2 slow
MOZART Rondo in D, K382: 3 fast
CREDITS:
Track 1 – MOZART Rondo in D, K382: Allegretto grazioso
Track 2 – MOZART Rondo in D, K382: Adagio
Track 3 – MOZART Rondo in D, K382: Allegro
Mitsuko Uchida (piano) with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate
PHILIPS 475 7306
Audio kindly supplied by Silver Partner Universal Music.