Mozart - Serenade No. 12 for Winds in C Minor, K. 388

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Serenade No. 12 for Winds in C Minor, K. 388 Composed in 1782 Performed by the Scottish National Orchestra Wind Ensemble, conducted by Paavo Järvi (b. 1962) Recorded December 1984 at the SNO Centre, Glasgow 0:00 I. Allegro 11:36 II. Andante 15:46 III. Menuetto in canone 20:25 IV. Allegro Mozart composed his Serenade No. 12 in C minor, K. 388, likely during the summer of 1782 in Vienna, a period when he was also working on Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Unlike his more lighthearted serenades designed for outdoor social entertainment, this work is marked by an uncharacteristic intensity, dramatic shifts, and a dark, symphonic seriousness that reflects his growing interest in complex counterpoint. The piece is notably structured in four movements rather than the standard serenata form, and Mozart later arranged this composition for string quintet as his String Quintet No. 2, K. 406, demonstrating his own high regard for the music's structural depth.