Composition: Così fan tutte, K.588 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | Cosi fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti |
| Alternative title | Opera buffa in due atti |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) and Lorenzo Da Ponte (librettist) |
| Opus | K.588 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1789 |
| First published | 1794 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Opera buffa |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Franz Ludwig Schubert |
| view | Complete | piano | Richard Metzdorff |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns | Georg Kaspar Sartorius |
| view | Selections | 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns | — |
| view | Selections | flute, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Selections | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Selections | 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Selections | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Overture | 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Overture | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Jesper Jerkert |
| view | Overture | 2 English horns, bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon | — |
| view | Overture | 3 flutes | Henry Lea |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Richard Kleinmichel |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Overture | piano | — |
| view | Trio: Soave sia il vento (Act I Scene 2) | female chorus and piano | John Michael Diack |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1881 | Complete Score · view Contents · view Overture · view Act 1, Scenes 1–4 · view Act 1, Scenes 5–13 · view Act 1, Scenes 14–16 (Finale) · view Act 2, Scenes 1–9 · view Act 2, Scenes 10–13 · view Act 2, Scenes 14–17 (Finale) · view Anhang (Arie, Recitativ) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1991 | Preface, Act I · view Act II, Appendix · view |
| view | Overture | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1881 | Complete Score (original engraving) · view Complete Score (modern reprint) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1790 | Recitativo "Ah poveretto me" No.30: Terzetto "Tutti accusan le donne" · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Holograph manuscript | 1790 | Act II · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (C) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | Duets and Terzets | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | N. Simrock | 1799 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Birchall | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1819 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Acts I-II · view Acts III-IV · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Preliminaries - Act 1 (Nos.1-14) · view Act 1 (Nos.15-18) - Act 2 (Nos.19-23) · view Act 2 (Nos.24-31) - Anhang · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Muzgiz | 1969 | Act 1 · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Aria: "Un' aura amorosa" · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello | N. Simrock | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Hirsch | — | Segment 1 · view Segment 2 · view Segment 3 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns; selections | — | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (B) · view Horn 2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Aria. In uomini, in soldati (Act I) - Score, Parts · view Aria. Una donna a quindici anni (Act II) - Score, Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Aria. In uomini, in soldati (Act I) - Score, Parts · view Aria. Una donna a quindici anni (Act II) - Score, Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Aria. In uomini, in soldati (Act I) - Score, Parts · view Aria. Una donna a quindici anni (Act II) - Score, Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Aria. In uomini, in soldati (Act I) - Score, Parts · view Aria. Una donna a quindici anni (Act II) - Score, Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Flute 3 · view Alto Flute · view Bass Flute · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
Jesper Jerkert | 2018 | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 2 English horns, bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon | — | — | Complete Score · view English Horn 1 · view English Horn 2 · view Bass Oboe · view Heckelphone · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 3 flutes |
H. Lea | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Flute 3 · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Hirsch | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Trio: Soave sia il vento (Act I Scene 2) | Arrangement for female chorus and piano |
Paterson | 1937 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Karl Böhm (conductor) | — | Ouvertura · file La mia Dorabella capace non è · file È la fede delle femmine · file Una bella serenata · file Ah guarda, sorella · file Vorrei dir, e cor non ho · file Sento, o Dio, che questo piede · file Bella vita militar! · file Di scrivermi … ogni giorno · file Soave sia il vento · file Che vita maledetta · file Ah! scostati! … Smanie implacabili · file In uomini, in soldati sperare fedeltà? · file Che silenzio! … Poverette! · file Alla bella Despinetta · file Temerari! Sortite … Come scoglio · file Non siate ritrosi · file E voi ridete? · file Un’ aura amorosa del nostro tesoro · file Ah, che tutta in un momento si cangiò la sorte mia! · file Si mora, sì, si mora · file Eccovi il medico, signore belle! · file Dove son! · file Dammi un bacio · file Madame, trattar l’amore en bagetelle · file Una donna a quindici anni · file Prenderò quel brunettino · file Secondate, aurette amiche · file La mano a me date · file Il core vi dono · file Barbara! Perché fuggi? · file Ei parte … Per pietà, ben mio, perdona · file Amico, abbiamo vinto! · file Donne mie, la fate a tanti · file Ora vedo che siete una donna di garbo · file Fra gli amplessi in pochi istanti · file Tutti accusan le donne · file Fate presto, o cari amici · file Benedetti i doppi coniugi · file Miei signori, tutto è fatto · file Richiamati da regio contrordine · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Eleanor Steber (soprano) and Bruno Walter (conductor) | — | Per pietá ben mio perdona · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | For Voice and Piano (Valls) | Duet: Il core vi dono, bell'idol mio · file Non siate ritrosi · file Una donna a quindici anni · file Come scoglio (with recitative Temerari, sortite) · file Prenderò quel brunettino (duet of Fiordiligi and Dorabella) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | Quinn Mason (performer) | — | Overture · file |
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