Aligi voltan biography of mahatma

performed by Stepan Turnovsky and the Vienna Mozart Academy under Johannes Wildner, or below, likely Aligi Voltan and the Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza under G.B. Rigon

(cover image by Ales Krivec)

Name another bassoon concerto.

I’m sure you can (maybe), but this is far and away the most famous.

It was written in 1774, and although we no longer have the manuscript score, apparently we have the exact date on which it was completed, on June 4 of that year.

Mozart was a mere 18 years old, but if you’re at all familiar with his work or career, you’ll know that the 18-year-old Mozart was already quite accomplished, as evidenced by the generous volume of serenades and divertimenti we’ve been discussing lately.

We’re finally done with those for now (I think), and are moving on to other forms.

This work was also the first of his concertos for wind instruments (which would later include works for flute, oboe, clarinet, and horn), and it is