Includes a biography by Davinia Caddy. Narrated by Leighton Pugh ; with various performers
Contents:
Introduction (12 s) -- Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act III Scene 10: Duet: Sull'aria... (excerpt) (32 s) / Mozart -- I love Mozart as the musical Christ (04 min 46 s) -- Minuet in G Major, K. 1 (arr. E. Fischer for piano as Mozartiana: I. 3 Menuette: No. 1) (excerpt) (52 s) / Mozart -- Before he was six years old... (03 min 21 s) -- La finta semplice, K. 51: Sinfonia (excerpt) (01 min) / Mozart -- However complex its genesis... (02 min 51 s) -- Symphony No. 24 in B-Flat Major, K. 182: II. Andantino grazioso (excerpt) (23 s) / Mozart -- Another work that stands out among Mozart's early repertoire... (56 s) -- Missa solemnis in C Minor, K. 139, "Waisenhausmesse" (Orphanage): Kyrie (excerpt) (01 min 02 s) / Mozart -- Returning to Salzburg after his three Italian sojourns... (03 min 12 s) -- Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt) (45 s) / Mozart -- In the summer of 1777... (03 min 34 s) -- Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante, un poco adagio (excerpt) (01 min 17 s) / Mozart -- Despite his demanding schedule... (04 min 27 s) -- Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297, "Paris": III. Allegro (excerpt) (41 s) / Mozart -- Happiness, however soon turned to despair... (48 s) -- Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile (excerpt) (01 min 13 s) / Mozart -- By way of Mannheim and Munich... (01 min 33 s) -- Mass No. 16 in C Major, K. 317, "K�rnungsmesse" (Coronation Mass): Gloria (excerpt) (01 min 13 s) / Mozart -- Over time, Mozart appears to have played... (02 min 49 s) -- Rondo in D Major, K. 382 (excerpt) (01 min 06 s) / Mozart -- Mozart's keyboard playing was widely recognised... (02 min 10 s) -- Die Entf|hrung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384, Act II: Aria: Martern von aller Arten (excerpt) (01 min 15 s) / Mozart -- Shortly after the premiere... (04 min 08 s) -- String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: II. Andante con moto (excerpt) (01 min 02 s) / Mozart -- While instrumental genres and chamber music... (01 min 48 s) -- Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act I Scene 3: Aria: La vendetta, oh, la vendetta! (excerpt) (40 s) / Mozart -- There are reports of encores at the first performances... (01 min 33 s) -- Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 15: Don Giovanni, a cenar teco (excerpt) (01 min 13 s) / Mozart -- On returning to Vienna, Mozart received good news... (02 min 45 s) -- Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace (excerpt) (40 s) / Mozart -- Seemingly keen for a change of scene... (01 min 48 s) -- Co�s fan tutte, K. 588, Act I Scene 2: Aria: Come scoglio (excerpt) (49 s) / Mozart -- Besides Co�s, Mozart completed relatively few compositions... (02 min 23 s) -- Die Zauberf�lte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der, welcher wandert diese Strasse voll Beschwerden (excerpt) (01 min 27 s) / Mozart -- The Magic Flute was not Mozart's only stage work of 1791... (01 min 26 s) -- Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio (excerpt) (01 min 14 s) / Mozart -- The clarinet concerto marked Mozart's farewell... (01 min 56 s) -- Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Kyrie eleison (excerpt) (01 min 09 s) / Mozart -- Having become ill towards the end of November... (02 min 51 s) -- Mass No. 16 in C Major, K. 317, "K�rnungsmesse" (Coronation Mass): Sanctus (excerpt) (38 s) / Mozart
Summary:
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 takes us from Mozart's beginnings as a child prodigy to his greatest successes and cruelest setbacks.
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