Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his three movements Violin Concerto No. 3 in Salzburg in 1775, when he was 19 years old. He called it the Strasburg-Concert. Mozart was Konzertmeister at the Archbishop of Salzburg Orchestra at the time, and he wrote only five violin concertos, all for his fellow violinist Gaetano Brunetti to be performed at the court; No. 3 was one of them. The work was scored for solo violin, two flutes, two oboes, two horns and strings. The Concerto’s ornate arrangement highlighted the virtuosity and technical skill of the solo violinist. This Concerto has been considered by many to be one of the best composed violin concertos of all time. 
 
A few albums of the Concerto for your listening pleasure:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concertos, Isabelle Faust with Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico. Label: Harmonia Mundi.
 
Mozart The Violin Concertos, Giuliano Carmignola with Claudio Abbado and Sinfonia Concertante Orchestra Mozart. Label: Archiv Production.
 
Mozart Violin Concertos, Arthur Grumiaux with Sir Colin Davis and London Symphony Orchestra. Label: Decca.
 
Mozart Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng with Sir Alexander Gibson and New Philharmonia Orchestra. Label: Decca.

Reference: Fink, M., (2020, January 15), The Story Behind: Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School. https://www.riphil.org/blog/the-story-behind-mozarts-violin-concerto-no-3