Mozart, Bartók and Tchaikovsky

Date & Time

Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 18:00

Venue

Konserthuset Stockholm, The Main Hall (Stockholm)

The slow third movement in the Gran Partita is among the most beautiful and poignant pieces of music Mozart ever wrote. In Milos Forman's film Amadeus, the music is used in a key scene: when Salieri describes the music and realizes that Mozart is a genius. The masterpiece Gran Partita consists of seven movements that alternate between dance-like joy and contemplation. The music is composed for 12 wind instruments and double bass, and is performed by members of the Royal... Read full text

Keywords: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

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Musicians

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrej Power	Leader

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Serenade in B flat major "Gran Partita"
Béla Bartók	Divertimento for string orchestra
Piotr Tchaikovsky	Serenade for string orchestra

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