W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (161b/162a)
Allegro – Andantino grazioso – Presto
The concert was created in cooperation with Lnáře Castle.
Collegium 1704
- concertmaster: Helena Zemanová
- violin I: Markéta Knittlová, Petra Ščevková, Jan Hádek
- violin II: Simona Tydlitátová, Veronika Manová, Martina Kuncl Štillerová, Adéla Štajnochrová
- viola: Dagmar Valentová, Eleonora Machová, Julia Kreichbaum, Jakub Verner
- violoncello: Hana Fleková, Libor Mašek
- double bass: Luděk Braný
- harpsichord: Pablo Kornfeld
- flute: Julie Braná, Lucie Dušková
- bassoon: Györgyi Farkas, Kryštof Lada
- French horn: Miroslav Rovenský, Jiří Tarantík
W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 27 in G major
Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (161b/162a) was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in April 1773, at the age of seventeen. By this time, he had already completed his journeys to Italy, during which he composed, among other works, the operas Mitridate, re di Ponto, Ascanio in Alba, and Lucio Silla, and formed a close friendship with Josef Mysliveček, at that time an established and renowned composer of serious operas and instrumental music, who significantly influenced him during this phase of his career. Despite the hopes of both father and son, Mozart did not succeed in securing a steady stream of commissions or a court position in Italy, and they returned to Austria, where Wolfgang was employed at the court of the Salzburg Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo, the last ruler of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg. During this period, Mozart composed a large number of diverse works, including symphonies, sonatas, masses, string quartets, and violin concertos. The Symphony No. 27 in G major also dates from this time. It is one of the so-called “Salzburg symphonies” (alongside Nos. 22, 23, 24, and 26), which, according to a hypothesis by Alfred Einstein, a prominent musicologist and expert on Mozart’s life and work, were commissioned by an unknown Italian patron. The symphony is scored for two flutes, two French horns, and strings, with bassoon and harpsichord usually added. It is a delicate and light composition, notable for its lively character, sonority, and the clear tonal colors of the flutes and French horns.