Mozart's Vienna Contemporaries
Part Three
Wednesday 27 December 2006 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Wednesday 3 January 2007 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
In 1786 Mozart is unwell for a time. His third child is born and dies. Wolfgang's work with Da Ponte on Figaro will bear fruit the following year and result in a further commission for Prague. But operas by other composers, especially a Spaniard and an Italian, will be even more successful.
Playlist
Salieri: Prima la Musica e poi le Parole - Overture and Scene 1
Robert Holl (bass-baritone)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Royal Concergebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
Teldec 8.43336-2 CD1 Tracks 1 & 2
Dittersdorf: Doktor und Apotheker - Act 1 (excerpts)
Hans von Welz (bass)
Richard van Vrooman (tenor)
Alois Perl (tenor)
Camerata Academia Salzburg
Uli Weder (conductor)
Philips A00528L Side 1 Bands 5-6
Martin y Soler: Vo' dall' infami viscere (Una cosa rara)
Inaki Fresan (baritone)
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor)
Astree 8760-1 CD1 T21
Martin y Soler: Dolce mi parve un di (Una Cosa rara)
Montserrat Figueras (soprano)
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor)
Astree E8760-2 CD2 t1
Martin y Soler: Dammi la cara mano (Uno cosa rara)
Soloists
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall (conductor)
Astree E8760-2 CD3 t4
Mozart: Ten Variations on Unser dummer Pobel meint from Gluck's Die Pilger von Mecca, K455
Ingred Haebler (piano)
Philips 422 730-2 CD3 t1
Martin y Soler: Sereno raggio (L'arbore di Diana)
Patrice Michaels (soprano)
Classical Arts Orchestra
Stephen Alltop (conductor)
Cedille CDR 90000 064 CD1 t11
Gazzaniga: Death of the Commendatore (Don Giovanni Tenorio)
Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass)
Douglas Johnson (tenor)
Elzbieta Szyytka (soprano)
Johann Tilli (bass)
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Bruno Weil (conductor)
Sony SK SK 46693 CD 1 Tracks 1 & 2
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