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Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

Tuesday 3 July 2007 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)

Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

22/30. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

As France was on the brink of a revolution, the story of a count being exposed and humiliated by his servant was, in Napoleon's words, 'the revolution in action'.

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - Overture and Scenes 1-2
Concerto Koln
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC90181820 CD 1 Tracks 1-6

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - Non so piu cosa son cosa faccio.
Concerto Koln
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC90181820 CD 1 Tracks 12-14

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - Porgi Amor
Concerto Koln
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC90181820 CD 2 Tracks 1

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - Act II Finale
Concerto Koln
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC90181820 CD 2 Tracks 14 - 17

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - Act IV Scena Ultina
Concerto Koln
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC90181820 CD 3 Track 23




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