(2017) Mozart & Poulenc: Works for Violin & Piano - Esther Hoppe, Alasdair Beatson Munich Residenz Quintet The introduction to the middle

The introduction to the middle movement is very sombre but the solo violin weaves an ethereal line above the hesitant phrases of the strings

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(2017) Mozart & Poulenc: Works for Violin & Piano - Esther Hoppe, Alasdair Beatson Munich Residenz Quintet The introduction to the middleNotes from the performer In Munich in 1777, Mozart came across the Duetti a Clavicembalo e Violino by Joseph Schuster (1768 1812). These were an early form of the duo sonata in which the violin was becoming increasingly independent and no longer functioned merely as an accompaniment to the harpsichord. Mozart was very fond of these duo sonatas, often played them and was inspired by them when he decided to write a collection of sonatas himself (K 301