Divertimento No. 17 (Mozart)

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The Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334/320b, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart between 1779 and 1780 and was possibly composed for commemorating the graduation of a close friend of Mozart's, Georg Sigismund Robinig, from his law studies at the University of Salzburg in 1780. [1] Lasting about 42 minutes, [1] it is the longest of the divertimenti by Mozart.

Contents

Instrumentation

This divertimento is scored for 2 violins, viola, double bass and 2 horns.

Movements

This divertimento consists of 6 movements:

  1. Allegro (in D major and in sonata form)
  2. Tema con variazioni (Andante) (in D minor, theme and 6 variations, fourth variation in D major)
  3. Menuetto – Trio (in D major and in compound ternary form, trio in G major)
  4. Adagio (in A major and in sonata form)
  5. Menuetto – Trio I – Trio II (in D major and in rondo form, where the first trio is in D minor and the second trio is in B minor)
  6. Rondo (Allegro) (in D major and in sonata rondo form)

In Kurt Sanderling's recording of this piece, both the Adagio and the second Menuetto are omitted. In the recording with Florian Heyerick  [ de ] conducting the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester  [ de ], Mannheim, part of the Rondo is omitted.

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