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The Mozarts finally return home, transformed by their extraordinary adventure. With Donald Macleod.

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was just seven years old, he and his family set out on an epic journey. Their goal: to travel through Europe and become famous; bringing their awesomely talented children to concert halls, homes and royal palaces across Germany, Belgium, France, Britain, the Netherlands and Switzerland. At the start of their trip, young Wolfgang could already perform and improvise better than most adults. By the time they returned home, three and a half years later, he’d grown into a fully fledged composer of sonatas, symphonies and arias. This week, Donald Macleod accompanies the Mozart family on their musical marathon and invites us to follow their many scrapes and adventures.

Today, it’s time to head home. But how? The Mozart family are currently stranded in The Hague, with vital luggage abandoned in Paris. It’s going to be a long and winding road back to Salzburg and the family are determined to make the most of every new sight and experience along the way.

Symphony No 7a in G, K Anh 221 (K45a) 'Alte Lambacher': III. Presto
Concentus Musicus Wien, directed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Gallimathias musicum K 32 (excerpts)
I Solisti Veneti, directed by Claudio Scimone

Piano Sonata No 16 in C, K 545
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Violin Sonata in C, K 28
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Cédric Tiberghien, piano

Symphony No 5 in B flat, K 22
The English Concert, directed by Trevor Pinnock

Clarinet Concerto in A, K 622: II Adagio, III Rondo
Martin Fröst, clarinet & director
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic