Volume 1 Viola; Violin
(Score & Parts)
SKU:
HL.1459765
Composed
by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Arranged by Endre
Granat. LKM Music.
Classical. Softcover.
Lauren Keiser Music
Publishing #S502002.
Published by Lauren
Keiser Music Publishing
(HL.1459765).
ISBN
9781638873624. UPC:
196288211013.
9.0x12.0x0.458
inches.
Michael
Haydn (1737-1806),
younger brother of Josef
Haydn, had been in the
employ of Colloredo,
Archbishop in Salzburg as
Court Composer and Leader
(Concertmaster) of the
court orchestra. In 1783,
he was commissioned - or
a better word perhaps -
ordered by Colloredo to
compose a series of six
duets for violin and
viola. Due to serious
illness, he was unable to
complete the series.
Haydn was concerned that
the Archbishop would
cancel his fee. Haydn
asked his friend Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791) to complete
the work by writing the
remaining two duets.
Mozart composed the duets
in a few days, in time to
meet the Archbishop's
timeline. For this
reason, all six duets
were delivered under
Michael Haydn's name. The
present edition is the
first that reunites the
six duets - naturally
with the correct
attributions. Included in
volume 1: 1. Duet in G
Major K 423 (W.A.
Mozart); 2. Sonata Nr. 1
in C Major MH335 (M.
Haydn); 3. Sonata Nr. 2
in D Major MH 336 (M.
Haydn).