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Radio 3,28 Jan 2026,59 mins

SeriesFranz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844)

A Love Affair

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Donald Macleod surveys Franz Xaver Mozart’s secret love affair with a married women, Countess Josephine. With guest Professor Cliff Eisen, Macleod explores Mozart’s new life in Lemberg as a composer, teacher and performer, and a meeting with his mother Constanze in Denmark after more than a decade's separation. Violin Sonata in F, Op 15 (excerpt) Muriel Cantoreggi, violin Hansjacob Staemmler, piano Sinfonia in D International New Symphony Orchestra of Lemberg Gunhard Mattes, conductor Das liebende Mädchen (Sechs Lieder, No 1) Barbara Bonney, soprano Malcolm Martineau, piano An spröde Schönen (Sechs Lieder, No 2) Barbara Bonney, soprano Malcolm Martineau, piano Piano Sonata in G Cyprien Katsaris, piano Violin Sonata in F, Op 15 (Polonaise) Muriel Cantoreggi, violin Hansjacob Staemmler, piano In der Väter Hallen ruht, Op 12 Barbara Bonney, soprano Malcolm Martineau, piano Produced by Luke Whitlock

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Violin Sonata in F major, Op 15 (4th mvt)
    Violin Sonata in F major, Op 15 (4th mvt)
    Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
  3. 2.
    Sinfonia in D
    Sinfonia in D
    Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
  4. 3.
    Sechs Lieder (Nos 1 & 2)
    Sechs Lieder (Nos 1 & 2)
    Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
  5. 4.
    Piano Sonata in G major, Op 10
    Piano Sonata in G major, Op 10
    Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
  6. 5.
    Violin Sonata in F major, Op 15 (3rd mvt)
    Violin Sonata in F major, Op 15 (3rd mvt)
    Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
  7. 6.
    In der Vater Hallen ruhte, Op 12
    In der Vater Hallen ruhte, Op 12
    Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart