Mozart's Clavichord

 
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart's Clavichord
Georg Nigl; Alexander Gergelyfi

[ Alpha Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 18 July 2025

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How did Mozart hear his own music at home in Salzburg? This recording provides the answer, as it was made not only in the house in which he lived but also with the clavichord that he used to compose Die Zauberflöte, La clemenza di Tito and the Requiem. While its keyboard has the same five-octave range as the fortepianos that Mozart used for concerts, the clavichord's weaker sound limited it to domestic use, to be heard by family members who happened to be present or collaborators. Baritone Georg Nigl and early keyboard specialist Alexander Gergelyfi have devised an intimate programme of arias, overtures, cantatas, Lieder, fantasias, rondos and even the poignant Lacrimosa from the Requiem. This unique album lets us enter Mozart's own house in Salzburg, where we can sit next to an instrument he himself played and listen to two exceptional performers, both of whom are irrevocably smitten with the genius loci.

Tracks:

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, KV 211: I. Allegro moderato (Cadenzas by Norbert Kubát)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, KV 211: II. Andante (Cadenzas by Norbert Kubát)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, KV 211: III. Rondeau. Allegro (Cadenzas by Norbert Kubát)
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, KV 271 "Jenamy": I. Allegro (Cadenzas by W. A. Mozart)
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, KV 271 "Jenamy": II. Andantino (Cadenzas by W. A. Mozart)
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, KV 271 "Jenamy": III. Rondeau (Cadenzas by W. A. Mozart)
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, KV 414/385P: I. Allegro (Cadenzas by W. A. Mozart)
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, KV 414/385P: II. Andante (Cadenzas by W. A. Mozart)
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, KV 414/385P: III. Rondeau (Cadenzas by W. A. Mozart)
Die Zauberflöte, KV 620: Overture
Die Zauberflöte, KV 620: Aria des Papageno 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen Wünscht Papageno sich
La Clemenza di Tito, KV 621: Marcia
Das Veilchen, KV 476
Fantaisie, KV 476
Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, KV 596
Das Kinderspiel, KV 598
Die Alte, KV 517
Rondo, KV 485
Abendempfindung an Laura, KV 523
Fragment Einer Fantaisie, KV 396
Die Zufriedenheit, KV 473
Adagio für Harmonica, KV 356
Das Lied der Trennung, KV 519
Marche Funèbre, KV 453a
Eine Kleine Deutsche Cantate für eine Stimme am Clavier
Missa pro Defunctis Requiem, KV 626