"Cara, se le mie pene“ Aria for soprano and orchestra

The aria “Cara, se le mie pene”, KV 646 has an extraordinary scoring, consisting only of one instead of the usual two violins, viola, instrumental bass, and 2 horns. It has been preserved in the hand of a Salzburg copyist and is attributed to “Wolfgango Mozart”; Mozart’s authorship is highly likely. The form of the author’s name as well as the style of the composition suggest a genesis before the first Italian journey, which began on December 13, 1769.