This programme is all about the divertimento. You’ll hear some examples from the history of this musical form by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Hans Gál (1890-1987), Leo Smit (1900-1943) and Joseph Haydn (1732-1809).
Playlist
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento no 6, KV 188 (204b) in C major
1. Andante
2. Allegro
3. Menuetto
4. Andante
5. Menuetto
6. Gavotte
Ad van Zon / Simon Wieringa / Frank Steeghs / André Heuvelman / Arto Hoornweg / Jacco Groenedijk, trumpet / Randy Max, timpani - Hans Gál – Divertimento for flute, viola and harp, opus 80b
1. Prelude (Moderato)
2. Cantabile (Andante)
3. Menuetto (Allegro comodo)
4. Rondo (Allegro energico)
Niamh McKenna, flute / Hanna Pakkala, viola / Päivi Severeide, harp - Leo Smit – Divertimento for piano four hands (1942)
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Lento
3. Allegro con fuoco
Marjès Benoist, piano / Frans van Ruth, piano - Joseph Haydn – Divertimento for eight wind players, Hoboken II, number Es 13 in E-flat major
1. Allegro
2. Romance
3. Gavotte. Allegro
Consortium Classicum
Photo: Hans Gál
