Return to Vienna
Donald Macleod pursues Franz Xaver Mozart as he returns to Vienna, a period when his health began to rapidly decline.
Donald Macleod pursues Franz Xaver Mozart as he returns to Vienna, a period when his health began to rapidly decline. With guest Professor Cliff Eisen, Macleod also explores whether Mozart’s own personality was perhaps one reason why his career as a composer and performer never really flourished, and how the constant comparison with his father was also a significant hindrance.
Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat, Op 25 (excerpt)
Howard Shelley, piano
Sinfonieorchester St Gallen
Engel Gottes künden
Kammerchor der Augsburger Domsingknaben
Residenz-Kammerorchester München
Reinhard Kammler, director
Rondo in E minor
Eva Oertle, flute
Vesselin Stanev, piano
Polonaise mélancolique, Op 22 No 2-4
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An den Abendstern, Op 27 No 1
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat, Op 25 (excerpt)
Howard Shelley, piano
Sinfonieorchester St Gallen
Produced by Luke Whitlock
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