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2018 Bath Mozartfest – Mozart and Beethoven

Sarah Walker presents music from the Bath Mozartfest, including Beethoven's Waldstein sonata and a Quintet by Mozart.

Sarah Walker presents a selection of music from the 2018 Bath Mozartfest. Pianist Angela Hewitt performs Beethoven’s Sonata in C major, which the composer dedicated to one of his most supportive patrons, Count Ferdinand von Waldstein. This is followed by Mozart’s Quintet in E flat major, K452. The work was premiered in 1784 in Vienna’s Imperial Court Theatre, to the greatest applause, according to Mozart.

Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op 53 (Waldstein)
Angela Hewitt, piano

Mozart: Quintet in E flat for piano and winds, K452
London Winds
Michael McHale, piano

Produced by Luke Whitlock

Photo credit: Enlightened Lighting

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No 21 in C major, Op.53 (Waldstein)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quintet in E flat major, K.452 for piano and winds

    Performer: Michael McHale. Ensemble: London Winds.

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 Dec 2018 13:00