Mozart with Friends Nils Mönkemeyer featuring Sabine Meyer

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Trio In E-Flat Major, K. 498 For Clarinet, Viola And Piano ("Kegelstatt-Trio"):
• 1Mozart: Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Viola, K. 498, "Kegelstatt-Trio": I. Andante05:25
• 2Mozart: Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Viola, K. 498, "Kegelstatt-Trio": II. Menuett05:27
• 3Mozart: Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Viola, K. 498, "Kegelstatt-Trio": III. Allegretto08:20
• Sonata In C Major, K. 14 (Version For Viola And Piano):
• 4Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Viola in C Major, K. 14: I. Allegro04:35
• 5Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Viola in C Major, K. 14: II. Allegro03:13
• 6Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Viola in C Major, K. 14: III. Menuetto primo - Menuetto secondo en Carillon03:12
• Duo In G Major, K. 423 For Violin And Viola:
• 7Mozart: Duo No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423: I. Allegro06:31
• 8Mozart: Duo No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423: II. Adagio03:29
• 9Mozart: Duo No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423: III. Rondeau Allegro05:17
• Sonata In F Major, K. 30 (Version For Viola And Piano):
• 10Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Viola in F Major, K. 30: I. Adagio07:22
• 11Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Viola in F Major, K. 30: II. Rondo. Tempo di Menuetto02:52
• Modulating Prelude in F Major / E Minor, K. deest:
• 12Mozart: Modulating Prelude in F Major / E Minor, K. deest01:44
• From The "London Sketchbook", K. 15 (Arranged and Compiled by William Youn):
• 13Mozart: London Sketchbook No. 32: Duo for Violin and Viola, K. 15gg00:51
• 14Mozart: London Sketchbook No. 15: Intermezzo for Viola and Piano, K. Anh. 109b, No. 302:18
• 15Mozart: London Sketchbook No. 16: Duo for Clarinet and Viola, K. 15q02:37
• 16Mozart: London Sketchbook No. 23: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, K. Anh. 109b, No. 600:55
• Variations for Piano and Viola on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360:
• 17Mozart: Variations for Piano and Viola on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 36011:26
• Total Runtime01:15:34

Info for Mozart with Friends

Inspired by the fact that Mozart had often composed for friends and fellow musicians to play with him in good company, ECHO Award winner Nils Mönkemeyer invited his own dear friends and top classical artists Sabine Meyer, Julia Fischer and William Youn to record some very special duos and trios by the composer.

The 'Kegelstatt-Trio' is the perfect example for the motto of the album since Mozart wrote it while playing skittles with his friends. He later performed the trio, playing the viola. Besides that, Nils chose to explore the development of the famous composer, starting with pieces from 'The London Sketchbook', which Mozart wrote when he was 8 or 9 years old, or the Sonata in F major for violine and piano (but recorded in a version for viola and piano), written by an 11-year-old Mozart.

The selected pieces from 'The London Sketchbook', originally written for piano, were arranged and compiled by William Youn who is one of the leading Mozart interpreters of his generation.

Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
Julia Fischer, violin
William Youn, piano

Nils Mönkemeyer
born 1978, already developed a remarkable career as Violist throughout his studies.

After three years of working with Hariolf Schlichtig at the 'Hochschule für Musik München', Nils graduated with distinction in his exam in 2003. He continued his studies thereafter with Veronika Hagen at the Salzburger Mozarteum, Austria. In addition he has participated in masterclasses given by Yuri Bashmet, which have been a valuable inspiration for his musical career.

He holds prizes and awards from numerous competitions, including a Prize from the Primrose International Viola Competition (2003) and two Prizes as a soloist and as a chamber musician rewarded by the Klassik-Festival Ruhr. He received the Lions-Rotary-Soloprize for Viola in April 2004 and was awarded the first prize in the International Viola Competition of the Austrian Radio in Vienna in December 2004. In April 2006 he received the first Prize in The German Music Competition as well as the first prize and two special prizes for 'Best Artist' and the best Schnittke Concerto in the Yuri Bashmet Competition in Moscow.

Nils is supported by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, the Villa Musica Mainz and the fellowships of Yehudi Menuhin's "Live Music Now". In 2001 he was selected for 'Meister von Morgen', a Werner Richard-Dr. Carl Dörken Foundation's scholarship program for aspiring soloists.

The World Music Days 2000, the Athens Chambermusic Festival, the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Mittelrhein Musik Momente list among Nils Mönkemeyers' international appearances as both a soloist and as chamber musician. Nils has performed with Orchestras such as Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brandenburg State Orchestra or WDR Radio Orchestra, collaborating with conductors such as Mikhael Jurowski, Michael Sanderling, Yuri Bashmet or Reinhard Goebel as well as with artists such as Julia Fischer, Rainer Kussmaul, Patrick Demenga and Leonidas Kavakos. His concerts have been regularly broadcasted on Radio Bremen, Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk, the Bayerischer Rundfunk and on Czech Radio.

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