Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1–5

Mozart composed his violin concertos in the years 1773 (K. 207) and 1775 (K. 211, 216, 218 and 219). Only these five works, as well as the three individual movements also recorded here, are fully preserved and confirmed to be authentic. The creation of the works is closely linked to Mozart's service as Kapellmeister at the Salzburg court, which ended with perhaps the most famous footstep in music history. Mozart did not write out cadenzas for his violin concertos: according to the practice of the time, they were improvised. Latvian violinist (and long-time resident of Hamburg) Baiba Skride continues this tradition and has composed all the cadenzas for this recording herself. Eivind Aadland and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra provide lively accompaniment for the soloist.