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Mozart and the Baroque

Lucie Skeaping reflects on Mozart's fascination for the music of the Baroque in his later career, including his transcriptions of Bach's Preludes and Fugues for string quartet.

As part of the "Genius of Mozart" season, Lucie Skeaping reflects on Mozart's fascination for the music of the Baroque in his later career. The programme features his transcriptions for string quartet of J.S. Bach's Preludes & Fugues, and his 1782 "Baroque" Suite in C major for piano. The programme also looks at Mozart's re-orchestrations of some of Handel's large-scale works such as "Acis & Galatea", and how some Baroque-like features found their way into pieces such as "The Magic Flute", the Requiem and the "Jupiter" Symphony.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 9 Jan 2011 14:00

Music Played

  • J S Bach / W A Mozart

    Fugue in F sharp major (Well-tempered Klavier II/XIII), K.404a

    Performers: Members of the Turner Quartet

    • ADDA.
    • 184.
  • J S Bach / W A Mozart

    Fugue (Contrapunctus) (The Art of Fugue No.8), K.404a

    Performers: Members of the Turner Quartet

    • ADDA.
    • 184.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Suite in C major, K.399

    Performer: David Ward (fortepiano)

    • MERIDIAN.
    • CDE 84239.
  • G F Handel / W A Mozart

    Ode to St Cecilia (Overture)

    Performers: Das Neue Orchester, Christoph Spering (director)

    • OPUS 111.
    • OPS 45-9109.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No.41 in C, "Jupiter", K.621 (4th movement: Finale)

    Performers: Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Br眉ggen (conductor)

    • PHILIPS.
    • 420 241-2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Organ chorale "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" (Psalm XII) from 'Die Zauberfl枚te'

    Performer: Leo van Doeselaar (organ)

    • GLOBE.
    • GLO 6041.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    "Der, welcher wandert diese Stra脽e voll Beschwerden" (Act II Scene 28) from 'Die Zauberfl枚

    Performers: Christopher Josey (tenor) & Laurent Naourii (bass), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor)

    • ERATO.
    • 0630 12705-2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem (Kyrie)

    Performers: Chorus & Orchestra of the Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (director)

    • 尝鈥橭滨厂贰础鲍-尝驰搁贰.
    • 411 712-2.
  • J S Bach / W A Mozart

    Fugue in E major (Well-tempered Klavier II/IX), K.405

    Performers: The Turner Quartet

    • ADDA.
    • 184.

Broadcast

  • Sun 9 Jan 2011 14:00

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