Mozart: Exsultate, Jubliate [K. 165] - 1. Allegro (Synthesized) скачать в хорошем качестве

Mozart: Exsultate, Jubliate [K. 165] - 1. Allegro (Synthesized)

For information on the visualization, please read the note at the end. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential Austrian composer of the Classical period. Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his early death at the age of 35. He composed more than 600 works, many of which are acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral music. He is among the greatest and most enduringly popular of classical composers, and his influence is profound on subsequent Western art music. Ludwig van Beethoven composed his early works in the shadow of Mozart, and Joseph Haydn wrote: "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years" The religious solo motet "Exsultate, jubilate" (Exult, rejoice), K. 165, was composed in Milan in January 1773 while Mozart and his father Leopold were on the last of their three visits to Italy. They had traveled to oversee the first performances of the young composer's "Lucio Silla," K. 135, an Opera Seria (an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and "serious" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to about 1770) commissioned by the Teatro Regio Ducal in Milan. The principal uomo (male soprano) for the premiere was Venanzio Rauzzini (1746-1810) - one of the most famous castrati of the day, as well as a keyboard player and composer, who later pursued a successful career as a teacher and impresario in Bath, England. It was for the admired Rauzzini that Mozart composed this work. The approximate date of composition and the date of the first performance are established by a characteristically playful and childish postscript to a letter to his sister Nannerl, dated January 16, in which Mozart stated that he had composed a motet to be performed at church the following day - notably, a few days before the composer's 17th birthday (while Rauzzini was still singing in the opera at night). The original date and the name of the lyricist still remain unknown. However, the low-quality Latin text suggests a period preceding its date of listing. Researchers speculate that, as Rauzzini was the lead singer at the Munich court between the period of 1766 to 1772, he might have provided Wolfgang with the text. Although nominally for liturgical use, "Exsultate, jubilate" has many features in common with Mozart's concert arias, such as those drawn from his operas. Mozart also used elements of concerto form in this composition. The motet follows a formal pattern little changed from that of the early eighteenth century Italian motet style: two da capo arias framing a brief recitative, followed by a brilliant "Alleluia." The formidable virtuosity of the opening Allegro and the concluding Alleluia are set off by the elegant, cantabile middle movement (Andante) "Tu virginum corona." In its first section, the Allegro's melody is presented in simple form; with a codetta in F major. The main themes of section "A" are gradually introduced, in the opening 20 bars and are subsequently repeated, coinciding with the singer’s entrance in the opening theme. The "B" section restates the theme, but in “C major,” as the dominant key. The great contrast of mood and style required of the singer - who must negotiate both fast, florid passages and moments of great lyricism - is surely a testimony to Rauzzini's great skill and continues as a benchmark of technical and expressive achievement. One of the most confident and exuberant of Mozart's early works, the motet has justifiably remained one of his most popular works and a glittering showcase for generations of sopranos the world over. I realized this piece with bright percussives and a touch of "strings." 11 instruments in total with 5 more tracks of alternate voicing. For those wanting to follow along, the MAMM (Music Animation Machine Midi) visualization displays the following instruments: Soprano - Orange Oboe I - Yellow-Green Oboe II - Light-Green Horn I - Bright-Green Horn II - Cyan Violin I - Light-Blue Violin II - Violet Viola - Rose Cello/Bass/Organ - Pink As always, the use of headphones will greatly enhance the listening experience.