1789 - Travels and Tribulations
Donald Macleod follows the highs, lows and exquisite music of Mozart鈥檚 last five years. Today, Mozart hitches a ride with a prince to Berlin, and struggles with homesickness.
Donald Macleod follows Mozart on an eventful PR exercise, hitching a ride with a prince.
All this week, we鈥檒l be hearing Mozart鈥檚 famous swansong, his Requiem, in its entirety as Donald Macleod charts the highs and lows of the composer's last five years, from veneration to humiliation and back again. We hear how Mozart coped with all that life threw at him and somehow managed to compose many of the works he鈥檚 most beloved for today.
Today, we follow Mozart on a road trip to Berlin, in princely company, with high hopes of an audience with the king of Prussia. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but when he鈥檚 finally reunited with his wife Constanze, he finds her dangerously ill.
Kleine Gigue in G minor, K574
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Vado, ma dove? Oh dei! K583
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Gyorgy Fischer, conductor
Piano Concerto No 26 "Coronation" (2nd movement)
Friedrich Gulda, piano
Munich Philharmonic
Cosi fan tutte, Act 1: Un鈥� aura amorosa
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
鈥淧russian鈥� String Quartet No 1 in D, K575 (2nd movement)
Hagen Quartett
Requiem: Recordare/Confutatis/Lacrimosa
Sophie Karth盲user, soprano
Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor
Johannes Weisser, baritone
Freiburger Barockorchester
RIAS Kammerchor
Ren茅 Jacobs, conductor
Clarinet Quintet in A, K581 (1st and 2nd movements)
Julian Bliss, clarinet
Carducci Quartet
Produced by Amelia Parker for 蜜芽传媒 Audio Wales and West
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Gigue, K 574
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.- PHILIPS : 412-616-2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vado, ma dove? K 583
Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Orchestra: Wiener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Gy枚rgy Fischer.- DECCA : E455-241-2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 26 in D major "Coronation" K 537 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Friedrich Gulda. Orchestra: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.- MUNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER : 8709997415.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cosi Fan Tutte, Act 1, Un'aura amorosa
Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan.- MASTERWORKS : G010001806662J.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in D major, K 575 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Hagen String Quartet.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 4776253.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D minor, K 626 (Recordare; Confutatis; Lacrimosa)
Singer: Sophie Karth盲user. Singer: Marie鈥怌laude Chappuis. Singer: Maximilian Schmitt. Singer: Johannes Weisser. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMM 902291.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet (1st & 2nd mvts)
Performer: Julian Bliss. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD 552.
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