CMXXVIII. MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus: Six Variations in G Minor on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant," K. 360

CMXXVIII. MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)

Six Variations in G Minor on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant," K. 360 (1781)
Michael Barenboim, violin
Daniel Barenboim, piano
1. Andantino
2. Variation 1
3. Variation 2
4. Variation 3
5. Variation 4
6. Variation 5
7. Variation 6
(12:09)

Antoine Albanèse (1729-1800) wrote the melody Mozart uses, but he got the title wrong ("Alas, I have lost my lover"). The actual title was "Au bord d'une fontaine" ("By the edge of a fountain").

The Barenboims acquit themselves nicely here.