Mozart Don Giovanni, Overture, K. 527 | Gauteng Philharmonic Orchestra

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Recorded in South Africa, Johannesburg
at the SABC M1A Studios
in collaboration with RSG

Gauteng Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Szmidt - Conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni, Overture, K. 527

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Composed in 1787, Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts. Its popularity when it premiered shot it into immediate success, and in the modern day it still remains as one of the most popular operas of all time. Don Giovanni cleverly intertwines both serious drama and comedy to create this multifaceted piece of drama. The music is similar, with the overture setting the scene for the whole opera.

Often, overtures contain melodic material from arias and other parts of the opera. Mozart did not always adhere to this, with his overture to The Marriage of Figaro being a standalone piece of music. However, in Don Giovanni, Mozart does open the overture with fragments from the Commendatore’s theme. The ominous and foreboding opening to the overture sets the scene for the contrasting moods of serious drama and comedy. The slow introduction soon turns into a lively allegro section. The dichotomy between these two sections packs a punch and heightens the intensity even more within the music.

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