Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Wie stark ist nicht dein Zaubertonl
Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen
Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (from - The Magic Flute, anonym 1799)
Welche Wonne, welche Lust
Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln
Vivat Bacchus, Bacchus lebe (from - The Abduction from the Seraglio, anonym 1792)
Sonata K 331/332 (arrang. by Andreas Traeg, c. 1803)

Fernando Carulli (1770-1841):
Quintetto de Mozart op.156 (arranged for guitar and violin or flute)

Matteo Carcassi:
Air des Mysteres d'lsis varié pour la Guitare (Introduction, Theme and Variations on Das klinget so herrlich from The Magic Flute)

In Mozart's day it was quite common practice to adapt popular opera melodies for dance music or for music played in the family circle. In this way the success of an opera was reflected just as nowadays a recording of medleys is an indicator of popularity.

Six arias were selected for this recording from the numerous opera arrangements for flute instruments - three are from The Magic Flute and three from The Abduction from the Seraglio. Preference was given to the arias which are either thematically connected to the flute (Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton / Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja) or which seem to be particularly suited to the flute and guitar in character and tone colour. The CD is completed by Fernando Carulli's arrangement of Mozart's Quartet K 478 and by Matteo Carcassi's (1792-1853) Air des Mysteres d'lsis verie pour la Guitarre, variations modelled on the choral passage Was klinget so herrlich from the finale of the first act of The Magic Flute.

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