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Meet the Mozarts

Episode 2 of 11

Donald Macleod maps out Mozart's life-story, plays many of his favourite works and trys to fathom why for him Mozart's music will always remain a constant companion. Today he takes a view of the extended Mozart family through a wide-angled lense and connects the music with the faces.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 3 Jan 2011 12:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No.4 in G K41 (1767)

    Performer: Murray Perahia (piano) Performer: English Chamber Orchestra

    • SONY SX12K 46441.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet in D Minor K421 – Minuet and Trio only

    Performer: Emerson String Quartet

    • DG 431 7982.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mass in C Minor K427 – Gloria excerpt (1782-83)

    Performer: Sylvia McNair (soprano) Performer: Diana Montague (soprano) Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Performer: Cornelius Hauptmann (bass) Performer: Monteverdi Choir Performer: English Baroque Soloists Performer: John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

    • PHILIPS 420 2102.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Idomeneo – Quartet 'Andro ramingo e solo' (1781)

    Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Idomeno) Performer: Anne Sofie von Otter (Idamante) Performer: Sylvia McNair (Ilia) Performer: Hillevi Martinpelto (Elettra) Performer: The Monteverdi Choir Performer: The English Baroque Soloists Performer: John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

    • ARCHIV 431 674 2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto K453 No.17 in G (movement)

    Performer: Murray Perahia (piano) Performer: English Chamber Orchestra

    • SONY SX4K 46443.

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Jan 2011 12:00