MOZART: DON GIOVANNI (arr. for woodwinds) - Amadeus Ensemble, Julius Rudel LINER NOTES

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART DON GIOVANNI, K. 527 (arr. for woodwind octet and bass by J. Triebensee) 1. Overture 03:33 2. Introduzione: Notte e giorno faticar 02:01 3. Ah! chi mi dice mai 02:50 4. Madamina, il catalogo è questo (Catalogue Aria) 03:36 5. Dalla sua pace 03:55 6. Giovinette che fate allamore 01:10 7. Là ci darem la mano 03:00 8. Non ti fidar o misera 03:55 9. Fin ch'han dal vino 01:11 10. Minuett and Act I Finale 05:16 11. Batti, batti, o bel Masetto 03:12 12. Eh! via buffone 01:13 13. Deh, vieni alla finestra 01:51 14. Vedrai carino 03:00 15. Non mi dir 03:50 16. Gia la mensa e preparata and Finale 02:21

The AMADEUS ENSEMBLE JULIUS RUDEL, conductor

DON GIOVANNI

Don Giovanni premiered in Prague on Josef Triebensee, who was the leader October 29, 1787. In a letter to his of the court octet of Prince Alois of sister dated December 19, Mozart Lichtenstein, arranged Don Giovanni described the opera as “a triumphant for the woodwind band. The 16 success”; and so it has remained filled numbers from Don Giovanni recorded with some of the composer’s most here give a complete sense of the beautiful melodies, Don Giovanni opera’s beginning, middle and end. depicts the full range of emotions: from comedy to tragedy, from love to Perhaps, given the leanings of Don anger.

Giovanni’s original creators, we should turn to a line from the opera In Don Giovanni, as in Le Nozze di for our conclusions: “Viva la liberta.”

Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte, Mozart --Anthony J. Rudel teamed with the poet and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. Perhaps they were especially motivated when creating Don Giovanni because they could identify closely with the exploits of the hero. After all, both Mozart and Da Ponte were known to be ladies’ men, and some people believe that the great lover Casanova gave them some extra advice!

THE AMADEUS ENSEMBLE: Leonard Arner, Robert Botti, oboes John Moses, Mitchell Estrin, clarinets Stewart Rose, Debra Poole, horns Frank Morelli, Harry Searing, bassoons Jack Kulowitsch, Alvin Brehm, Richard Frederickson, double bass JULIUS RUDEL, Conductor Leonard Arner, Director

Recorded in Rye, NY, 1985 Produced by Gregory K. Squires for Tonino Productions, Inc. Mastering: Bill Kipper, Masterdisc Corp.