[NYCP] Mozart - Divertimento in D major, K. 136

W. A. Mozart / Divertimento in D major, K. 136

1. Allegro (00:07)
2. Andante (04:15)
3. Presto (10:06)

New York Classical Players
Dongmin Kim, conductor

May 18, 2014
Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York City

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[sorelsuareztube]

I can't believe my ears. The purity of the sound of those violins.

In love!

[TheMikeliberal]

Is it true that their concerts are for free? I cannot believe it.. such high quality performance.. Hope they can travel to the bay area..

[Cuteo]

This is one of my favorite pieces ever. It’s perfect from the beginning to the end.

[timoac]

To me, listening to this feels like heaven. Cant Imagine what playing it feels like

[TheOldestSoul]

THE greatest composition by a Human being and you all performed it PERFECTLY.

Thank you so much!!!

[jacobsalomon]

THE PERFECT Mozart performance!! I could only click on LIKE, but there should be a LOVE icon to click!

[ScorpionXIII]

This is absolutely wonderful! I really hope you continually add new videos.

[davidjsilver]

Wonderfully talented group playing beautifully!

[eccles]

By far my favorite of the versions on Youtube. It's an almost baroque style of playing, with virtually no vibrato, and the piece just sounds so much better that way. It's also a little faster than most versions, which I like. No small technical accomplishment to play it well at that tempo.

[marcogomez]

El divertimento kv 136 es una de mis obras favoritas y esta interpretación es mi favorita de todas las que escuché en youtube. Enhorabuena.

[mistressmozart]

what a beautiful and balanced performance/recording! thanks so much for making this available. I played this in high school (2nd violin) and remember how fun it was. though we weren't nearly as good as this! :)

[ZacharyRodriguez]

We played this in my high school orchestra over a decade ago. I'm here because even now, every so often, it suddenly begins playing in my head with no clear reason. Other than it being such a great piece of course.

[sehyonjoh]

this really is a fine ensemble and a right size group for chamber music. Bravo!

[Didgeridoo]

I heard this divertimento in Vienna in the house where Mozart lived. It was realy special. In september i am going to Londen to the royal Albert hall for Beethoven symphony nr. 9. Greatings from Holland.

[mohanweihrauch]

“Mozart is a touchstone of the heart. If I want to show my love to a
dear person, I sit down at the piano and play for her a piece of
Mozart”. In these words the great Mozart interpreter Edwin Fischer
expressed an essential message.

[alleny]

Once a second violin playing this, measure 52 is so exposed (2:33) and extremely difficult to play. Good luck to those who will be playing it.

[Gallery]

I really appreciate how the instruments were arrayed. In the first movement there is almost a call and response between the 1st and 2nd violins. Having them on opposite sides adds life and space, and gets you inside Mozart's head just bit. The first time I heard this piece live was at a concert by the local symphony -- the 2nd violins were placed where the cellos normally were, and the cellos and violins were shifted left (to the center). Sitting six rows back, the interplay between the violins was magic. This recording, with fewer players in a "T" formation, is also special. My recent challenge has been finding a CD with the violin spacing -- Something that can only be done with listening to samples with headphones. Thank you for the lovely performance.

[heinoschmidt]

Nothing but BRAVO can express my appreciation to maestro

[EasyAmerica]

Wunderschön interpretiert! Dankeschön!

[oncelovetwice]

I keep returning to this performance. It's amazing!