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kyjo
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Previously, listened to Britten's Quartettino (Maggini Qt/Naxos), an astonishingly assured work for a sixteen-year-old. Its harmonic language is quite forward-looking (rather Bartokian in spots), but there are also spots where it shows the young composer was familiar with the music of the impressionists. A case in point is the captivating, magical ending of the slow movement.
Also, gave a maiden listen to Joseph Martin Kraus' (an almost exact contemporary of Mozart) music: his Symphony in C major, VB 138. It is a highly enjoyable work featuring a prominent obbligato part for a solo violin. Also, the slow movement has a beautiful cello solo. The work is remarkable for managing to avoid imitating the styles of Haydn or Mozart and is harmonically advanced for its time.
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