Monday Concert IV by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

Lavish dinners, hearty village festivals, birthday celebrations and weddings: composers from Mozart's time wrote harmonious music for these occasions. Large-scale works for woodwind ensembles with horns and double bass, which were performed in ballrooms, barns and village squares alike. Once again, our musicians have chosen an entertaining genre that creates an almost orchestral sound on stage. One of the greatest and at the same time most unusual works in the literature comes from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose darkly luminous Serenade in C minor, nicknamed Nacht-Musique (not to be confused with Eine kleine Nachtmusik), is not immediately associated with a festive context. But who knows: for a melancholic autumn evening? For a farewell party among friends? Only at the end does the mood change – and then the sun rises, as only Mozart can make it rise ...