Classical Works: Adagio for violin & orchestra in E major, K. 261
Review
Mozart 's works for violin and orchestra were largely composed in Salzburg between 1773 and 1776. It is not known whether they were written for
Mozart , a fine violinist himself, or a member of the Salzburg court orchestra. The oft-repeated assertion that they were composed for the Italian violinist Antonio Brunetti, the leader of the Salzburg orchestra, has been challenged on the grounds that Brunetti was not appointed leader until 1776, the year following the completion of the concertos. However, Brunetti is known to have performed them after taking the post, and the present Adagio is almost certainly that referred to by
Leopold Mozart in a letter to his son as "the Adagio you wrote specially for Brunetti." Key relationships make it likely that the movement was intended as a substitute for the slow middle movement of the Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219, which according to Leopold had been found "too artificial" by Brunetti. Dating from 1776, the serenity of the movement is enhanced by orchestral accompaniment scored for muted strings, with a pair of flutes replacing the oboes employed in the outer movements. ~ All Music Guide
Albums with Complete Performances of the Work
Leonid Kogan Edition [Box Set] Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 Mozart for Mommies 1999 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 2006 Bruch, Mendelssohn, Mozart: Violin Concertos 2005 Nathan Milstein Violin Recital 1999 Violin Adagios 2001 Mozart: The Violin Concertos 1991 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5; Adagio for Violin & Orchestra 1987 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 1995 Mozart: Adagio in E; Concertos for violin No5 Leonid Kogan Legacy, Volume XXlV Mozart: The 5 Violin Concertos 1997 Mozart: The 5 Violin Concertos 1996 Introducing the English Concert 2002 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 2001 Mozart 250 Years The Masterworks: The Complete Violin Concertos The Great Violin Concertos (Box Set) Mozart: Violin Concertos 1-5 More of the Most Relaxing Classics of All Time 2004 Julian Olevsky, Vol. 4: Violin Favorites by Kreisler & Others 2005 More of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe 2003 Mozart: The 5 Violin Concertos 1997 Mozart: The Violin Concertos 1989 Mozart: Violinkonzert No. 1 KV 207; Sinfonia Concertante KV 364 1991 Mozart: Violin Concertos 1993 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4; Adagio in E 2004 Mozart: Violin Concertos 1999 Mozart: The Masterworks (Box Set) Nathan Milstein Violin Recital Rendezvous of Angels, Vol. 9: Mozart - Violin Concertos 2003 Mozart: Adagios 1998 Nicola Benedetti plays Mendelssohn, MacMillan & Mozart 2006 The Lark Ascending: Violin Showpieces 1997 Mozart Collection: 100 Masterpieces, Vol. 3 2000 Mozart: Violinkonzerte 1-5; Adagio K. 261; Rondo K. 269; Rondo K. 373 2006 Mozart: Concertos for violin No3; Concertos for violin No4 1994 Violin Concertos 3 & 5 1982 Leonid Kogan Edition Vol. 5 Mozart: Violin Concerto No.1/Adagio/2 Rondos Mozart: Concertos for violin No5; Concertos for violin No2 Mozart Collection: 100 Masterpieces (Box Set) 2000 Mozart: Violin Concertos 1999 Works for Violin & Orchestra by Mozart, Haydn and Schubert Essential Violin 2003 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 6 & 7 Mozart: Violin Concertos, Vol. 3 1999 Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 1984 Finals Concert 2002: The 5th Annual Sphinx Competition 2002 Mozart: Violin Concerti Nos. 2 & 5; Adagio In E Mozart: Violin Concertos 1996 Mozart: Violin Concertos 1991 Mozart: Serenades [Hybrid SACD] 2007 Adagio Mozart 1997 Mozart: 5 Violin Concertos Romantic Classics for Unforgettable Moments Bedtime Beats: The Secret to Sleep 2006 Mozart for Meditation 2004 Mozart: Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra 1997 Leonid Kogan Legacy, Vol.17 Classical Top 1000 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Works [Box Set] Marteau: His Swedish Pupils and Colleagues 1999 Joseph Haydn, Michael Haydn, Mozart: Violin Concertos 2006 Mozart: The Complete Works For Violin & Orchestra No.4 The Mozart Collection, Vol. 3 (Box Set) 1990 Mozart: Violin Concertos 1997 Mozart: Violinkonzerte Nr. 1-5 2006 A Life in Music, Box 1 (Box Set) Mozart: Violin Concertos; Concertos for Winds (Box Set) Mozart: Violin Concertos (Complete) Rendezvous of Angels (Box Set) 2003 Isaac Stern Plays Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn 1998 Mozart: Violin Concerti 4 & 5 1998 Romantic Evening Music for Violin, Vol. 1 Mozart: Complete Works, Vol. 2 - Concertos, Disc 17 W. A. Mozart: The Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra Mozart: Complete Works, Vol. 2 [Box Set] Schubert, Beethoven & Mozart: Works for Violin Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5 1991 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5; Adagio; Rondo 1990 Mozart, Carulli and Molino 1990 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4-5 Mozart:Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5 1988 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5; Rondo concertante; Rondo; Adagio 2001 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3-7 The Romantic Mozart: A Celebration of Mozart's Most Romantic Music 1996 Mozart: Violin Concertos; Wind Concertos 2000 Heifetz Transcriptions 2005 Mozart: Violin concertos Nos. 1-5; Sinfonia concertante, K. 364; Concertone, K. 190 1995 Mozart: Violin Concertos The Most Relaxing Violin Album in the World ... Ever! 2005 Mozart: Violin Concertos (Box Set) 1990 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5; Adagio; Rondo 1991 Romantic Evening Music (Box Set) Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert 1992 The Most Relaxing Classics of All Time (Box Set) 2004 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 Romantic Evening Music (Box Set) W. A. Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 [Hybrid SACD] 2005 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4-5 Adagio 1998 Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 2002 Mozart: Violin Concertos & Wind Concertos (Box Set) Mozart: Concertos For Violin And Orchestra 1998 Stay in Tune with PentaTone [Hybrid SACD] 2005 Mozart: Violin Concertos 1990 Mozart: Violin Concertos 2006
Albums with Excerpt Performances of the Work
