A Little Night Music with Mozart

A Little Night Music with Mozart W.A. Mozart’s KV 525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, is arguably one of the most recognizable pieces in the history of classical music. But it is only one of countless “Serenatas” or serenades – pieces written for entertainment in the evening hours. We pair Mozart’s classic tune, freshly performed on period instruments, with a lesser-known piece from his earlier life in Salzburg: The Serenata Notturna, KV 239. This eclectic programme also includes a fanciful quintet by Boccherini about 18th century night-life in Madrid, instrumental songs by Dowland and Purcell, and an intriguing night-watch tune by Austrian composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, in which even the audience will participate.