Mozart's “Turkey in the Straw” Again

A delightful third movement.

This last movement of Mozart's Concerto No. 17 in C Major is, without question, tongue-in-cheek.  This movement is advanced by 25 minutes (a complete performance is easily seen in the video below).

Note about changes to the Siouxland Observer:

We have made several changes, as well as opened a new blog.  Originally the Siouxland Observer was built to serve as a forum for community reporting in the greater Sioux City area, especially on domestic abuse issues, solutions and strategies (see links below).

1. Escaping Domestic Violence by Women or Partner
2. Domestic Violence Against Men: Know the Signs
3. The National Domestic Violence Hotline

Through the Community Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV), and the University of Iowa, many of these goals were accomplished, including a three-day feature article on domestic abuse published in the Sioux City Journal October 24 through October 26, 2004. We've removed many original postings from the website, but we believe we helped.

The Siouxland Observer is proud of our community efforts and will continue in new directions.  This story is posted again to reintroduce YouTube to the Siouxland Observer, and our new blog, The Study Botanical.

But now is the time for “issue lite.” This music video is a fun and complex “Turkey in the Straw”—the stuff of laughter—and especially Mozart's clever use of descending scales, a response to critics of the day, no doubt, who would have complained about the descending scales because they were used in another concerto.  Watch closely, there is even a smile or two (sort of) and a rocking concert violinist who seems to wink at the pianist.

This last movement of Mozart's Concerto No. 17 in C Major is, without question, tongue-in-cheek. The movement in the video above was advanced by 25 minutes (the complete performance is presented below). 

Dezso Ranki was our original soloist in a video recently lost because of a licensing problem.  Ranki conveyed the turkey-in-the-straw vibe well, and we are pleased we found a new copy of his performance.  Please enjoy this “new and improved” YouTube video, and be sure to visit some of our other writings and stories. We would like that.

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