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Mozart: Great Composers in Words & Music
Naxos

Mozart: Great Composers in Words & Music

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Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
May 13, 2022
Catalog #
8578361
UPC
747313836178

About

Tchaikovsky declared that Mozart was ‘full of divine beauty’, and Schubert’s wonder at the ‘countless images of a brighter and better world’ that Mozart was able to conjure up through his music knew no bounds. Many of us carry the image of Mozart as a transcendent genius, but what do we really know about his life and career, and indeed his music? This entertaining and informative biography, written by music historian Davinia Caddy and narrated by actor Leighton Pugh, takes us from Mozart’s beginnings as a child prodigy to his greatest successes and cruelest setbacks. The narrative is illustrated with music from each stage of Mozart’s intense career, including the ‘Jupiter’ Symphony, Clarinet Concerto, Coronation Mass, Requiem, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and many more.

With performances by:

Pier Giorgio Morandi | Kölner Kammerorchester | Petersen Quartet | Werner Hollweg | Celina Lindsley | Capella Istropolitana | Walton Grönroos | Michael Halász | Concentus Hungaricus | Concerto Köln | Anna di Mauro | Helmut Müller-Brühl | John Dickie | Gabriele Schreckenbach | Andrea Martin | Hungarian Radio Chorus | Péter Köves | Janusz Monarcha | Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia | Priti Coles | Mátyás Antál | Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra | Patrizia Pace | Herbert Lippert | Slovak Philharmonic Chorus | Camerata Cassovia

Tracklist 42 tracks

  1. 1 Introduction 00:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    00:12
  2. 2 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act III Scene 10: Duet: Sull'aria… (excerpt) 00:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act III Scene 10: Duet: Sull'aria… (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Patrizia Pace, Maria Pia Ionata
    Ensemble
    Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pier Giorgio Morandi
  3. 3 I love Mozart as the musical Christ 04:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    I love Mozart as the musical Christ
    Duration
    04:46
  4. 4 Minuet in G Major, K. 1 (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: I. 3 Menuette: No. 1) (excerpt) 00:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    Minuet in G Major, K. 1 (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: I. 3 Menuette: No. 1) (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Michael Tsalka
  5. 5 Before he was six years old… 03:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Before he was six years old…
    Duration
    03:21
  6. 6 La finta semplice, K. 51: Sinfonia (Overture) (excerpt) 01:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    La finta semplice, K. 51: Sinfonia (Overture) (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg
    Conductor
    Leopold Hager
  7. 7 However complex its genesis… 02:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    However complex its genesis…
    Duration
    02:51
  8. 8 Symphony No. 24 in B-Flat Major, K. 182: II. Andantino grazioso (excerpt) 00:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    Symphony No. 24 in B-Flat Major, K. 182: II. Andantino grazioso (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Northern Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  9. 9 Another work that stands out among Mozart's early repertoire… 00:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Another work that stands out among Mozart's early repertoire…
    Duration
    00:56
  10. 10 Missa solemnis in C Minor, K. 139, "Waisenhausmesse" (Orphanage): Kyrie (excerpt) 01:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Missa solemnis in C Minor, K. 139, "Waisenhausmesse" (Orphanage): Kyrie (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Celina Lindsley, Gabriele Schreckenbach, Werner Hollweg, Walton Grönroos
    Ensemble
    RIAS Kammerchor, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  11. 11 Returning to Salzburg after his three Italian sojourns… 03:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    Returning to Salzburg after his three Italian sojourns…
    Duration
    03:12
  12. 12 Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt) 00:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  13. 13 In the summer of 1777… 03:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    In the summer of 1777…
    Duration
    03:34
  14. 14 Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante, un poco adagio (excerpt) 01:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante, un poco adagio (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Jenő Jandó
  15. 15 Despite his demanding schedule… 04:27
    Track
    15
    Title
    Despite his demanding schedule…
    Duration
    04:27
  16. 16 Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297, "Paris": III. Allegro (excerpt) 00:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297, "Paris": III. Allegro (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Kölner Kammerorchester
    Conductor
    Helmut Müller-Brühl
  17. 17 Happiness, however soon turned to despair… 00:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    Happiness, however soon turned to despair…
    Duration
    00:48
  18. 18 Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile (excerpt) 01:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Jenő Jandó
  19. 19 By way of Mannheim and Munich… 01:33
    Track
    19
    Title
    By way of Mannheim and Munich…
    Duration
    01:33
  20. 20 Mass No. 16 in C Major, K. 317, "Krönungsmesse" (Coronation Mass): Gloria (excerpt) 01:13
    Track
    20
    Title
    Mass No. 16 in C Major, K. 317, "Krönungsmesse" (Coronation Mass): Gloria (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Priti Coles, Anna di Mauro, John Dickie, Andrea Martin
    Ensemble
    Košice Teachers' Choir, Camerata Cassovia
    Conductor
    Johannes Wildner
  21. 21 Over time, Mozart appears to have played… 02:49
    Track
    21
    Title
    Over time, Mozart appears to have played…
    Duration
    02:49
  22. 22 Rondo in D Major, K. 382 (excerpt) 01:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    Rondo in D Major, K. 382 (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Jenő Jandó
    Ensemble
    Concentus Hungaricus
    Conductor
    Mátyás Antál
  23. 23 Mozart's keyboard playing was widely recognised… 02:10
    Track
    23
    Title
    Mozart's keyboard playing was widely recognised…
    Duration
    02:10
  24. 24 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384, Act II: Aria: Martern von aller Arten (excerpt) 01:15
    Track
    24
    Title
    Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384, Act II: Aria: Martern von aller Arten (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Susanne Elmark
    Ensemble
    Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester
    Conductor
    Robert Reimer
  25. 25 Shortly after the premiere… 04:08
    Track
    25
    Title
    Shortly after the premiere…
    Duration
    04:08
  26. 26 String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: II. Andante con moto (excerpt) 01:02
    Track
    26
    Title
    String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: II. Andante con moto (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Petersen Quartet
  27. 27 While instrumental genres and chamber music… 01:48
    Track
    27
    Title
    While instrumental genres and chamber music…
    Duration
    01:48
  28. 28 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act I Scene 3: Aria: La vendetta, oh, la vendetta! (excerpt) 00:40
    Track
    28
    Title
    Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act I Scene 3: Aria: La vendetta, oh, la vendetta! (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Donato di Stefano
    Ensemble
    Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pier Giorgio Morandi
  29. 29 There are reports of encores at the first performances… 01:33
    Track
    29
    Title
    There are reports of encores at the first performances…
    Duration
    01:33
  30. 30 Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 15: Don Giovanni, a cenar teco (excerpt) 01:13
    Track
    30
    Title
    Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 15: Don Giovanni, a cenar teco (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Janusz Monarcha, Bo Skovhus, Renato Girolami
    Ensemble
    Hungarian Radio Choir, Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  31. 31 On returning to Vienna, Mozart received good news… 02:45
    Track
    31
    Title
    On returning to Vienna, Mozart received good news…
    Duration
    02:45
  32. 32 Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace (excerpt) 00:40
    Track
    32
    Title
    Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Kölner Kammerorchester
    Conductor
    Helmut Müller-Brühl
  33. 33 Seemingly keen for a change of scene… 01:48
    Track
    33
    Title
    Seemingly keen for a change of scene…
    Duration
    01:48
  34. 34 Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I Scene 2: Aria: Come scoglio (excerpt) 00:49
    Track
    34
    Title
    Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I Scene 2: Aria: Come scoglio (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Joanna Borowska
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Johannes Wildner
  35. 35 Besides Così, Mozart completed relatively few compositions… 02:23
    Track
    35
    Title
    Besides Così, Mozart completed relatively few compositions…
    Duration
    02:23
  36. 36 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der, welcher wandert diese Strasse voll Beschwerden (excerpt) 01:27
    Track
    36
    Title
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der, welcher wandert diese Strasse voll Beschwerden (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Peter Jelosits, Péter Köves, Herbert Lippert, Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz
    Ensemble
    Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  37. 37 The Magic Flute was not Mozart's only stage work of 1791… 01:26
    Track
    37
    Title
    The Magic Flute was not Mozart's only stage work of 1791…
    Duration
    01:26
  38. 38 Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio (excerpt) 01:14
    Track
    38
    Title
    Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Pierre-André Taillard
    Ensemble
    Concerto Köln
  39. 39 The clarinet concerto marked Mozart's farewell… 01:56
    Track
    39
    Title
    The clarinet concerto marked Mozart's farewell…
    Duration
    01:56
  40. 40 Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Kyrie eleison (excerpt) 01:09
    Track
    40
    Title
    Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Kyrie eleison (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Vladimír Rusó
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Zdeněk Košler
  41. 41 Having become ill towards the end of November… 02:51
    Track
    41
    Title
    Having become ill towards the end of November…
    Duration
    02:51
  42. 42 Mass No. 16 in C Major, K. 317, "Krönungsmesse" (Coronation Mass): Sanctus (excerpt) 00:38
    Track
    42
    Title
    Mass No. 16 in C Major, K. 317, "Krönungsmesse" (Coronation Mass): Sanctus (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Košice Teachers' Choir, Camerata Cassovia
    Conductor
    Johannes Wildner