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Episode 7 of 11

Donald Macleod mixes two of his favourite passions: Mozart and opera, selecting music from Zaide, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Idomeneo, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte.

Donald Macleod maps out Mozart's life-story, and tries to fathom why for him Mozart's music will always remain a constant companion. Today Donald mixes two of his favourite passions: Mozart and Opera, and selects music from Zaide, The Seraglio, Idomeneo, Don Giovanni, Cosi and The Marriage of Figaro.

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Sat 8 Jan 201112:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Zaide – Ruhe sanft mein holdes Leben (Rest gently, my sweet life) (1779-80)

    Performer: Miah Persson (soprano) Performer: Swedish Chamber Orchestra Performer: Sebastian Weigle (conductor)

    • BIS SACD 1529.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Abduction from the Seraglio K348 (Vienna 1782)

    i) Belmonte’s Aria – Konstanze, dich wiederzusehn, dich! ii) Chorus of Janissaries – Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder Performer: Peter Schreier (Belmonte) Performer: Wilfreid Gahmlich (Pedrillo) Performer: Zurich Opera Orchestra & Chorus Performer: Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

    • TELDEC 2292 424072.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Idomeneo – Se il padre perdei (Munich 1781)

    Performer: Sylvia McNair (Soprano Ilia) Performer: The English Baroque Soloists Performer: John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

    • ARCHIV 431 6742.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni (Prague 1787) – finale appearance of the ghost of the Commendatore

    -“Don Giovanni, a cenar teco” K527 Performer: Simon Keenlyside (Don Giovanni) Performer: Matti Salminen (Il Commendatore) Performer: Coro di Ferrara Musica Performer: Chamber Orchestra of Europe Performer: Claudio Abbado (conductor)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 457 602 2.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cosi fan tutte (Vienna 1789-90) K588

    Performer: Dove son? ; Soave sia il vento Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Fiordiligi) Performer: Christa Ludwig (Dorabella) Performer: Walter Berry (Don Alfonso) Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Karl Böhm (conductor)

    • EMI 5673822.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Marriage of Figaro – Finale to Act II (Vienna 1786)

    Performer: Simon Keenlyside (The Count – baritone) Performer: Véronique Gens (The Countess – soprano) Performer: Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna – soprano) Performer: Lorenzo Regazzo (Figaro – bass) Performer: Marie McLaughlin (Marcellina, soprano) Performer: Kobie van Rensburg (Basilio, tenor) Performer: Antonio Abete (Antonio, bass) Performer: Nuria Rial (Barbarina, soprano) Performer: Concerto Koln Performer: René Jacobs (conductor)

    • HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901818.20.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Jan 201112:00
    BBC Radio 3