Die Violinkonzerte. Faksimiles der Autographen. [Mss. Jagiellonian University Library, Krakow; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. & Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin].

Frankfurt: Peters. 1991. Oblong, 31 x 24 cm, 400 pp. Sepia halftone facsimile of the autograph scores reproduced from originals scattered among three different libraries (Biblioteka Jagiellonska - Krakow, Library of Congress - Washington, DC, and the Staatsbibliothek Preuflischer Kultur Besitz - Berlin). Includes all 5 violin concerti, K.207, 211, 216, 218, & 219, plus the Adagio in E (K.261) and the Rondo in B-flat (K.216a). Limited edition of 1000 copies. Handsome binding in dark blue linen with Mozart's signature embossed in gold.



As the Kochel numbers imply, all the concertos were written within a relatively short time span - 1775. In a letter to his father dated Oct. 1777 the composer gives a brief account of a performance in which he himself played the solo: "In the evening at supper I played my Strasbourg Concerto [K.218], which went like oil. Everyone praised my beautiful pure tone". In the score the soloist doubles the first violin part and plays the melodic solo while the other string parts become an accompaniment. (7491)

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