Symphonische Adaptation (1965)
(des Quintetts Es-Dur KV 614 von W.A. Mozart)

Für Herrn Generalmusikdirektor Otmar Suitner

At no other time than my own would I have dared to arrange this work by Mozart. But the time-bound, temporary omission to cultivate fewer chamber concerts than other eras, and the all too limited knowledge of this work in particular, prompted me to venture an arrangement which could bring no harm to this unique music, but rather some benefit insofar as it can be made accessible to many people in this form. Just as it was granted to the arranger not only to enjoy the music, but also to learn and benefit his further development through this audaciously challenging activity, so may new listeners fare when listening to this unique work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which, composed in the year of his death (1791), is numbered 614 according to Köchel.

Paul Dessau
^{(from score EP9061)}