Was Mozart's Wind Quintet a masterclass in musical self-promotion?
In short: Explore the strategic brilliance behind one of Mozart's most enduring works. This lecture examines how K.452 served as a sophisticated tool for professional positioning in 18th-century Vienna.
Professor Christopher Hogwood investigates Mozart’s Quintet for piano and winds, K.452, which was finished on March 30, 1784. Only forty-eight hours after its completion, the work debuted within Vienna's Imperial and Royal National Court Theater.
The analysis places the work within the context of musical self-promotion, exploring how high-level composition functioned as a public statement. This lecture is part of Gresham College's long-standing tradition of providing free public education, a practice dating back to 1597.
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