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The Amadeus-Suite is a result of Stamm's Mozart's organ music studies.
Besides the three well-known pieces KV 594, 608 and 616 and other pieces for keyboard
without special assignment, which suggest the performance on an organ, I could
find among the many fragments left by Mozart some, which had been designed for
organ or, like fugue fragments, are suited for organ. Some of thoses themes
were so concise, that continuing them in Mozart's late style seemed a charming
idea to me. In his latest years Mozart had reached a new freedom of formal
conception and harmonic modulation.
The first three measures of the introducing Adagio are the fragment of
an Adagio d minor KV Anh. 34 (385h) in the style of a French ouverture.
According to this form it seemed obvious to continue with a Fugue, for which
fragment KV 375h seemed suited.
The 3rd mvmt Adagio begins with a fragment in b minor without KV number
(m. 1-5), a theme which reminds much of Adagio in b minor KV 540 for piano,
perhaps a previous attempt of the latter. M. 11-13 have been taken from an
Adagio in d minor für ein Orgelwerk" (there forming m. 4-7). The final Rondo begins with nine measures of the fugue
fragment KV Anh. 33 and 40 (383b). Mozarts notation ends with the theme
entrance in the bass. The final Rondo begins with nine measures of the fugue
fragment KV Anh. 33 and 40 (383b). Mozarts notation ends with the theme
entrance in the bass. Regardless of why he left the sketch unfinished, the
theme seemed to dance-like for a normal fugue construction.
Therefore I used it as a introducing fugato leading to a new theme -- o
formal synthesis found several times in Mozart's works. As a third theme the fragment
of a Menuett in D major KV Anh. 34 (385h II, KV 6: 576a) has been integrated.
The hints concerning the registration are mainly limited to dynamic
levels on the manuels.
The introducing Adagio should be played with a pleno sound including
reeds, mainly in the pedal, the fugue in a reduced registration and brilliant,
the Adagio based on soft stops like Flutes and Gambas, increasing in the middle
section.
Videos here: 1st (Adagio) & 2nd mvmt (Fuga) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONk7MnNKMA
3rd mvmt Adagio www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7T6dMGDBpU
Finale Allegro www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKwGEr9X4Gc
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