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Rondino-WoO25-oboe-clarinet-horn-bassoon

     

Composed in Bonn around 1792 for the court orches... Read More Composed in Bonn around 1792 for the court orchestra of Elector Maximilian Franz, this delightful, lyrical movement was originally conceived as the concluding rondo for the Wind Octet, Op. 103 (which was only published posthumously decades later). Scored for pairs of oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons, the Rondino (Andante) is built on a gentle, singing main theme initiated by the natural horns and shared in warm, intimate dialogue across the ensemble, concluding with a magical, atmospheric coda where the horns play with mutes (con sordino) to create an evocative fading echo. Read Less