Mozart, Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478 (Mozartwoche 2000)

Synopsis

The conductor, pianist and composer André Previn was still a child when he moved with his parents from his native Berlin to the United States. For many years now he has achieved celebrity not only as conductor but also as pianist and chamber musician; in addition, he has composed many works which have been warmly received not only on the concert stage but also in opera houses ("A Streetcar Named Desire"), and in the fields of film music and jazz. Rainer Küchl was born in Waidhofen/Ybbs (Austria) and began learning the violin at the age of eleven. He completed his training in Vienna. Since 1971 he has been the concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and, since 1972, of the Hofmusikkapelle. Moreover, he guests with the Küchl Quartet, which he founded, in all major concert venues of the world. Küchl teaches at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as well as in Japan. Günter Seifert was born in Weyer in Upper Austria. He studied violin and viola in Salzburg and later in Vienna. He has been a member of the Vienna Philharmonic since 1972. In 1978 he was named first violin of the Seifert Quartet. The "Mozartgemeinde Wien" awarded him the recording prize for Mozart interpretation in 1993. As soloist, chamber musician and member of the Vienna Philharmonic, he guests in many great concert centers of the world. Franz Bartolomey began learning the cello at the age of six and later studied in his native Vienna. In addition to his activity as solo cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic, he also plays as a soloist and chamber musician in many cities all over the world. Franz Bartolomey performs on an instrument built by David Tecchler (Rome, 1727).

Additional Info

• No: A05508925
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Artists: Sir André Previn, Rainer Kuechl, Günter Seifert, Franz Bartolomey
• Production year: 2000
• Run time: 00:27:00
• Director: Horant H. Hohlfeld
• Producers: Unitel