Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 莫札特 (1756-1791)

莫札特作有五首小提琴協奏曲，經考證後全都是在他十多歲時寫的。A大調第五小提琴協奏曲完成於１７７５年，當時十九歲的莫札特是薩爾茲堡宮廷樂團的領隊，作品可能是給自己作獨奏之用。樂隊在第一樂章以「寬廣的快板」(Allegro aperto)開始，圓號為充滿力量的音樂增添溫暖。獨奏家進入之後，小提琴卻出乎意料地嫵媚婀娜，唱出如歌的旋律，直至後半部音樂再重拾開始時的能量。難怪愛因斯坦說這首小提琴協奏曲蘊藏著無可比擬的光芒、溫柔及機智。

All of Wolfgang's violin concertos were composed within a brief period in his teens. Violin Concerto No. 5 was the last of the series, completed in 1775 when he was serving as concertmaster for the court orchestra of the Archbishop of Salzburg. In the first movement, the horns add warmth to a robust opening (Allegro aperto). Somewhat surprisingly, when the soloist enters, the melody is richly lyrical, accompanied by gently swaying strings, forgetting the energetic mood in the beginning. The original energy is not resumed until after the violinist's ruminative little preamble, following which the solo violin introduces a commanding new theme over the same orchestral chords heard at the opening. One apt description of this master piece was by Alfred Einstein who wrote "this concerto is unsurpassed for brilliance, tenderness and wit."