Rondo in B-flat for Violin and Orchestra (Mozart)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Rondo in B♭ for Violin and Orchestra, K. 269/261a, likely was composed between 1775 and 1777 as a replacement finale for the Violin Concerto No. 1, K. 207.

1777 portrait of Mozart

Like the Adagio in E and Rondo in C, the Rondo in B♭ was requested by Italian violinist Antonio Brunetti and Mozart composed the new finale for that work. It is not performed as such by modern orchestras, however, but presented as a separate work that is performed by itself.

The work is scored for solo violin, two oboes, two horns, and strings.

Analysis

The Rondo is marked Allegro and its time signature is ⁶
₈.

External links

•  Rondo in B für Violine und Orchester KV 269 (261^a): Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
  • Recording, Emmy Verhey, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Eduardo Marturet, Brilliant Classics – via NMA
  • Recording, Takako Nishizaki, Cappella Istropolitana, Johannes Wildner, Naxos Records – via NMA
• Rondo in B-flat major, K. 269/261a: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Animated score on YouTube