Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Music by Candlelight

Third Concert

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

THE CONCERT IS HELD IN KAZAKH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES

The third concert in the “Music by Candlelight” series, dedicated to the great Mozart, is presented by the first violin of the Astana Opera Orchestra, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Bagdat Abilkhanov and the laureate of international competitions, pianist Saltanat Abilkhanova. The programme of the evening features violin sonatas by the Viennese classical composer, as well as work by the Italian composer and the greatest violin virtuoso of the 18th century Giuseppe Tartini.

It is well known that Mozart began composing his first violin sonata in 1762 at the age of six; the last one was created in 1788, in the same year as symphonies No. 39, 40 and 41. In total, the composer wrote more than three dozen violin sonatas.

These “musical conversations” were born by magic, in full accordance with the image of Mozart as we imagine him – a carefree genius who created as birds sing: sonatas seemed to appear casually by themselves.

ON THE PROGRAMME:

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major No. 7 KV376

Allegro

Andante

Rondo

 

Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major No. 11 KV379

Adagio - Allegro

Andantino Cantabile [Theme and Variations]

Allegretto

 

Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major No. 17

Allegro molto

Andante

Presto

 

Giuseppe TARTINI

Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor (Devil’s Trill)

 

PERFORMED BY:

Bagdat ABILKHANOV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan (violin)

Saltanat ABILKHANOVA (piano)

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