Mozart's Vienna Contemporaries
Part One
Monday 25 December 2006 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Monday 1 January 2007 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
In 1781, against his father's wishes, Mozart decides to stay in Vienna as a freelance composer and performer. In his first three years he marries Constanze and has his first child. His prolific output includes Die Entführung aus dem Serail. But what kind of competition does he face?
Playlist
Gassmann: Overture (L'amore artigiano)
English Chamber Orchestra
Richard Bonynge (conductor)
Decca 466 434-2
CD2 t7
Salieri: Wenn dem Adler das Gefieder (Der Rauchfangkehrer)
Patrice Michaels (soprano)
Classical Arts Orchestra
Stephen Alltop (conductor)
Cedille CDR 90000 064
CD1 t3
Haydn: Coll' amoroso fuoco (Le fedelta premiata)
Roberto Scaltriti (baritone)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (conductor)
Oiseau-Lyre 458 557 2
CD1 t12
Sachini: Overture (La Contadina in corte)
English Chamber Orchestra
Richard Bonynge (conductor)
Decca 466 434-2
CD2 t7
Mozart: Six Variations on Paisello's aria Salve tu, Domine, K398
Ingrid Haebler (piano)
Philips 422 729-2
CD2 t5
Mozart: Vorrei spiergarvi, o Dio, K418; Per Pieta, non ricercate, K420 (Arias for Anfossi's Il curioso indiscreto)
Edith Gruberova (soprano)
Thomas Moser (tenor)
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Leopold Hager (conductor)
Philips 422 770-2
CD3 t10
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