Yesterday I saw a headline about a new composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart being discovered earlier this year. I’d intended to read about it but kept focusing on other things until it was out of mind. Once again, my YouTube gremlins were on my side: a recommendation popped up this morning. I’ve listened to it a few times already, and it’s doing a lovely job of boosting my parasympathetic division1 activity.
As a casual fan, I can say I enjoy much of Mozart’s music2, and Ganz kleine Nachtmusik instantly slotted in to that category. It seems both familiar and new to my ear. The three solists—Giulia Sardi, Nico Treutler, and Katalin Westermann—are part of the Spohr-Kammerorchester. The gorgeous setting is the library of Bärenreiter-Verlag, a classical music publisher in Kassel, Germany.
When I first started listening to Ganz kleine Nachtmusik, it evoked a general feeling of autumn within me. I’m not sure why; and it isn’t the case that all string groups like this one do it. Neither do all of Mozart’s compositions I’ve heard.3 As we’ve had near-record high temperatures for over a week now, it certainly isn’t tied to our present weather!
I’m sure this trio’s lovely performance isn’t the only one available online, so I’ll probably go looking for others later today to get a fuller sense of the piece. What do you think of Ganz kleine Nachtmusik?
the “rest and relax” division of our autonomic nervous system
I’m sure I’m nowhere close to hearing just everything that gets regular play, let alone his complete catalog
one more reason why memory has long fascinated me
The boy wonder of classical music...
Sure sounds like Mozart!