The Concerto was written for the Mozart year and originally
conceived as a Pipa Concerto (Pipa is an ancient Chinese musical instrument, it
has four strings and belongs to the plucked category. Sometimes it's called the
Chinese lute – Classical Connect). This is the premier recording of the version for violin and string
orchestra, which is quite different from the Pipa version.
The First Movement deals with the idea of Mozart traveling
to China. The music is mostly tonal but
has a modern rhythm language.
Movement II is more of a dream. Wooden boats on a hazy day on a river somewhere in China. The Movement was inspired by some old
Chinese art work and is rather contemplative in character. It segues into:
The Third Movement which is rather happy and fun in
character. It has definitely a
scherzando character. The movement
deals with Spanish Rhythms; the composer suggests that he had that idea since a
lot of restaurants in Manhattan, where he currently resides, serve mix of
Spanish and Chinese food in his neighborhood.
This adaptation of the concerto was especially written
for Natasha Korsakova.
Daniel Schnyder is a composer/performer with a dynamic
reputation in both jazz and classical fields. He recorded over ten CDs of his
own music for Enja Records, Col Legno, Koch Jazz, CCnc, Universal, BIS, TCB,
Arabesque and Red Records.
Daniel was born 1961 in Zurich, Switzerland and lives
in New York City. His orchestral works and his chamber music compositions have
been performed and recorded all over the world. Among his credits as a composer
are commissions to write compositions for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New
York, the Tonkuenstler Orchestra in Vienna, the Radio Symphony Orchestra in
Berlin, The Norrlands Operan in Sweden, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Vienna Art
Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (4th Symphony, commissioned by David
Zinman), the Opera of Bern ("Tempest" by Shakespeare), the NDR
Orchestra in Hannover, the NDR Big Band in Germany, the Milwaukee Symphony
Orchestra, the New York based new music group "Absolute Ensemble"
under the direction of Kristjan Jaervi (Bass Trombone Concerto for David
Taylor) and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra among many others.
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Concerto "Mozart in China" Play
Recorded on 12/31/1969, uploaded on 03/09/2011
Musician's or Publisher's Notes
The Concerto was written for the Mozart year and originally conceived as a Pipa Concerto (Pipa is an ancient Chinese musical instrument, it has four strings and belongs to the plucked category. Sometimes it's called the Chinese lute – Classical Connect). This is the premier recording of the version for violin and string orchestra, which is quite different from the Pipa version.
The First Movement deals with the idea of Mozart traveling to China. The music is mostly tonal but has a modern rhythm language.
Movement II is more of a dream. Wooden boats on a hazy day on a river somewhere in China. The Movement was inspired by some old Chinese art work and is rather contemplative in character. It segues into:
The Third Movement which is rather happy and fun in character. It has definitely a scherzando character. The movement deals with Spanish Rhythms; the composer suggests that he had that idea since a lot of restaurants in Manhattan, where he currently resides, serve mix of Spanish and Chinese food in his neighborhood.
This adaptation of the concerto was especially written for Natasha Korsakova.Daniel Schnyder is a composer/performer with a dynamic reputation in both jazz and classical fields. He recorded over ten CDs of his own music for Enja Records, Col Legno, Koch Jazz, CCnc, Universal, BIS, TCB, Arabesque and Red Records.
Daniel was born 1961 in Zurich, Switzerland and lives in New York City. His orchestral works and his chamber music compositions have been performed and recorded all over the world. Among his credits as a composer are commissions to write compositions for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York, the Tonkuenstler Orchestra in Vienna, the Radio Symphony Orchestra in Berlin, The Norrlands Operan in Sweden, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Vienna Art Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (4th Symphony, commissioned by David Zinman), the Opera of Bern ("Tempest" by Shakespeare), the NDR Orchestra in Hannover, the NDR Big Band in Germany, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the New York based new music group "Absolute Ensemble" under the direction of Kristjan Jaervi (Bass Trombone Concerto for David Taylor) and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra among many others.More music by Daniel Schnyder
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Concerto "Mozart in China," 1st Movement
Concerto "Mozart in China," movements 2 and 3
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Concerto "Mozart in China," 1st Movement
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