Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonates d'Église

Description

A great work of sacred instrumental music by the finest performers. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Church Sonatas are brief pieces with only one movement (allegro, generally, but sometimes andante) and lasting between 3 and 7 minutes. According to Salzburg tradition, they are written for continuo or concertante organ and solo strings (two violins and cello). These sonatas were inserted between the Epistle and the Gospel, and it is with delight that these movements should be rediscovered, as they can once again find a place in celebrations. At the same time, this recording made on the Aubertin organ of Saint-Loup Lamairé (79) will delight music lovers, who will happily rediscover Mozart’s genius in this succession of small instrumental pieces. “The recording enhances the invigorating fullness of the strings, as well as an extremely mobile dynamic range. Jacques Amade, with his lively and inventive playing, keeps us spellbound without faltering.” (Le Monde la Musique)