Music wishlist
Modest Mussorgski: Pictures at an Exhibition (Gergiev, Münchner Philharmoniker) | BR-KLASSIK
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Corelli Variations
50 Piano Masterworks (CD, Compilation)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade op.35 – Leif Segerstam – Sinfónica de Galicia
Mendelssohn: 5. Sinfonie (»Reformations-Sinfonie«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Jérémie Rhorer
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet – Fantasy Overture
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21 (Kurt Masur, Gewandhausorchestra)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” Op. 73 – Daniele & Maurizio Pollini – Sinfónica de Galicia
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
String Quintet No. 3 (Mozart)
The String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Like all of Mozart’s string quintets, it is a “viola quintet” in that it is scored for string quartet and an extra viola (two violins, two violas and cello).
The work was completed on April 19, 1787, less than a month before the completion of his stormy G Minor Quintet, K. 516. This would not be the last time that a great pair of C major/G minor works of the same form would be published in close proximity and assigned consecutive Köchel numbers. The following year, the 40th (G minor) and 41st (C major) symphonies would be completed within a few weeks of each other.