Mozart: Great Composers in Words & Music

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Naxos
Release Date
May 13, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 13, 2022
    • UPC
      747313836178
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8578361
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Introduction

    2. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act III Scene 10: Duet: Sull'aria… (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Patrizia Pace, Maria Pia Ionata

      Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi

    3. I love Mozart as the musical Christ

    4. Minuet in G Major, K. 1 (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: I. 3 Menuette: No. 1) (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Michael Tsalka

    5. Before he was six years old…

    6. La finta semplice, K. 51: Sinfonia (Overture) (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg

      Conductor: Leopold Hager

    7. However complex its genesis…

    8. Symphony No. 24 in B-Flat Major, K. 182: II. Andantino grazioso (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Nicholas Ward

    9. Another work that stands out among Mozart's early repertoire…

    10. Missa solemnis in C Minor, K. 139, "Waisenhausmesse" (Orphanage): Kyrie (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: RIAS Kammerchor, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

      Performer: Celina Lindsley, Gabriele Schreckenbach, Werner Hollweg, Walton Grönroos

      Conductor: Marcus Creed

    11. Returning to Salzburg after his three Italian sojourns…

    12. Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Conductor: Barry Wordsworth

    13. In the summer of 1777…

    14. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante, un poco adagio (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

    15. Despite his demanding schedule…

    16. Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297, "Paris": III. Allegro (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    17. Happiness, however soon turned to despair…

    18. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

    19. By way of Mannheim and Munich…

    20. Mass No. 16 in C Major, K. 317, "Krönungsmesse" (Coronation Mass): Gloria (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Košice Teachers' Choir, Camerata Cassovia

      Performer: Priti Coles, Anna di Mauro, John Dickie, Andrea Martin

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    21. Over time, Mozart appears to have played…

    22. Rondo in D Major, K. 382 (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Concentus Hungaricus

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

      Conductor: Mátyás Antál

    23. Mozart's keyboard playing was widely recognised…

    24. Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384, Act II: Aria: Martern von aller Arten (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester

      Performer: Susanne Elmark

      Conductor: Robert Reimer

    25. Shortly after the premiere…

    26. String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: II. Andante con moto (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Petersen Quartet

    27. While instrumental genres and chamber music…

    28. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act I Scene 3: Aria: La vendetta, oh, la vendetta! (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Donato di Stefano

      Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi

    29. There are reports of encores at the first performances…

    30. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 15: Don Giovanni, a cenar teco (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Hungarian Radio Choir, Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

      Performer: Janusz Monarcha, Bo Skovhus, Renato Girolami

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    31. On returning to Vienna, Mozart received good news…

    32. Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    33. Seemingly keen for a change of scene…

    34. Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I Scene 2: Aria: Come scoglio (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Joanna Borowska

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    35. Besides Così, Mozart completed relatively few compositions…

    36. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der, welcher wandert diese Strasse voll Beschwerden (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Peter Jelosits, Péter Köves, Herbert Lippert, Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    37. The Magic Flute was not Mozart's only stage work of 1791…

    38. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Concerto Köln

      Performer: Pierre-André Taillard

    39. The clarinet concerto marked Mozart's farewell…

    40. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Kyrie eleison (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Vladimír Rusó

      Conductor: Zdeněk Košler

    41. Having become ill towards the end of November…

    42. Mass No. 16 in C Major, K. 317, "Krönungsmesse" (Coronation Mass): Sanctus (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Košice Teachers' Choir, Camerata Cassovia

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner


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