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Getting the Most Out of Mozart: The Instrumental Works
David Hurwitz
In this book, the first of two, David Hurwitz takes the reader/listener through Mozart’s chamber and orchestral music. Fifty years ago the only Mozart that anyone cared about consisted of several symphonies, a dozen or so concertos for various instruments (mostly piano), five operas, two or three sacred works, and a small handful of chamber pieces in the quartet and quintet genres. Even these may be thought of as approaching the outer limits of enthusiasm. Today, with at least two complete recorded editions and innumerable boxed sets containing all of the sacred works, symphonies, concertos, chamber works, and even operas, there are more than 600 magnificently played and beautifully presented works. Somewhere between the traditional “cream of the crop” approach and the current mania for “it’s all wonderful” complete editions, lies a body of work unique in style, expressive range, emotional depth, formal perfection, and sheer beauty. This music doesn’t sound like anyone else’s—only Mozart could have written it. What makes it so special and how to enjoy it are explored in this book. Volume two of this series will cover the composer’s great vocal works.
Accompanying CD contains excerpts from BMG Classics Recordings of the following works:
Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
Piano Concerto No. 21 “Elvira Madigan”
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major
Clarinet Quintet in A Major
String Quintet in G Minor
Aria: “Un Bacio di Mano”
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major
“Gran Partita” for 13 Wind Instruments
Don Giovanni: Overture
1-57467-096-4, 224 pp, includes a music CD, 6 x 9", paperback, © 2005
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""[Hurwitz's] writing style is fresh, without complex techincal terms . . . practically anyone will benefit from reading this book because the material is presented in a way that will be equally appealing to the seasoned listener. . . . I encourage all teachers of young students to read this book . . .""
— American Music Teacher
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