This edition of Mozart’s “Serenades“ (Book 1-4) wishes to encourage musicians to experiment
with different sounds: the trios can be played by practically all instruments (strings, winds, piano)
current today in home music-making. This is absolutely in agreement with their historical origins.
Mozart composed the five wind Divertimenti at a time when he was experimenting with various
combination of sound in his musical “private life“, free from the pressure of commissions and
popular success. While playing music with friends, he would exchange the instruments, thus
producing ever new textures. Thus the “Serenades“ lend themselves just as much as ever to
an interpretation with varying tone colours and instruments, and will hopefully stimulate
musicians’ imagination and delight in experimentation.