Freiburger Barockorchester by Mozart, hAo 12 Eaná 2024, Ó (2024/2024), Seoltóir Cecilia Bernardini, Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

Salzburg 1779: Disappointed and hurt in his musical personality, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart returned to his hometown after his trip to Mannheim and Paris. He had hoped to find lucrative employment in the cities - in vain. Despite the rejections, Mozart did not stop composing, but incorporated the experiences he had gained on his journey into his future works. Two special compositions were created in this way: on the one hand, the Sinfonia concertante KV 364, which can be viewed as a hybrid form between a symphony and a double concerto for violin and viola; on the other hand, the concerto for two pianos KV 365, the only one of its kind written by Mozart. He wrote this work for himself and his sister Nannerl. For the first time Mozart explicitly scored two bassoons for this work, After the great success of the "Kegelstatt" trio in last year's concert program "Mozart Evolution", we are once again supplementing the two orchestral works with a chamber music composition, the quintet KV 452. Shortly after the premiere on April 1, 1784, Mozart enthusiastically wrote to his father: " I personally consider it the best thing I've composed in my life so far."