Monday, 5 January 2015

Mozart and Boccherini moods



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkUb0HKTU2w

I seem to have two prevailing moods at the moment, and I can relate these to two particular pieves of music. The first is Mozart's Clarinet Quintet K581 (1789), which radiates optimism while concealing tears.

The next piece is Boccherini's Guitar Quintet in D minor G445 (1798). This has turbulent, moody undercurrents, but any outbursts are kept in check by its formal construction.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5B-578EAQ

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