Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) Adagio for Violin and Orchestra The Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1776. It was probably a replacement movement for the original slow movement of his Violin Concerto No. 5 in A. It is believed that Mozart wrote it specifically for the violinist Antonio Br..