Serenade KV 361 "Gran Partita"

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

The Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K.361/370a, commonly known as Gran Partita, is a serenade by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed in 1781. Scored for an expanded wind ensemble with strings, it features expansive lyrical melodies, contrapuntal textures and a succession of contrasting movements that exemplify Mozart's mature Vienna-period chamber writing and occupy a prominent place in the Classical wind repertoire.
First released: 1986

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Serenade in B-flat, KV 361 “Gran Partita”: 1a. Largo –
    1:47
  2. 2.
    Serenade in B-flat, KV 361 “Gran Partita”: 1b. Allegro molto
    7:05
  3. 3.
    Serenade in B-flat, KV 361 “Gran Partita”: 2. Menuetto – Trio I-II
    8:39
  4. 4.
    Serenade in B-flat, KV 361 “Gran Partita”: 3. Adagio
    5:42
  5. 5.
    Serenade in B-flat, KV 361 “Gran Partita”: 4. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio I-II
    5:05
  6. 6.
    Serenade in B-flat, KV 361 “Gran Partita”: 5. Romanze (Adagio – Allegretto – Adagio)
    7:30
  7. 7.
    Serenade in B-flat, KV 361 “Gran Partita”: 6. Thema (Andante) mit Variationen
    9:47
  8. 8.
    Serenade in B-flat, KV 361 “Gran Partita”: 7. Finale (Molto allegro)
    3:20

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