Episode 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): 5/5. With Donald Macleod. Mozart's friends came in all guises, from musicians to eminent businessmen whose support was crucial to his wellbeing.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
5/5. Mozart's friends came in all guises, from fellow musicians to eminent businessmen whose emotional and financial support was crucial to his wellbeing. Mozart repaid them with some of his most sublime music. Donald Macleod features a complete performance of the Clarinet Concerto, written for Mozart's great friend Anton Stadler, the final movements of his Trio Divertimento, written for his financial aide Michael Puchberg, and the Lacrimosa from his Requiem, completed posthumously by Mozart's friend and pupil Xaver Sussmayr.
Requiem (Lacrimosa)
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor)
Clarinet Concerto in A, K622
Michael Collins (basset clarinet)
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)
Divertimento in E flat, K563 (mvts 5 and 6)
Leopold String Trio
Se il Padre Perdei (II Idomeneo, Act 2)
Ilia ...... Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
James Levine (conductor).
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- Fri 7 Dec 200712:00BBC Radio 3
- Fri 7 Dec 200720:45BBC Radio 3
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