Mozart: Divertimento in E-Flat Major, K 563

“Divertimento” means “amusement”. But other than everything that bears “fun” in a title of a Mozart work, this “amusement” is “joy of life” rather, joy of music included. Three individuals amuse themselves, each other and the listener. Mozart is probably sitting by the candle in the corner, watching the scene and smiling. And yet he might be far away in his mind already, with the next symphony or opera …