Leighton Pugh - Great Composers in Words & Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (2022)

Tracklist

01. Introduction
02. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sull'aria (Excerpt)
03. I Love Mozart as the Musical Christ
04. Minuet in G Major, K. 1 (Arr. E. Fischer for Piano) [Excerpt]
05. Before He Was Six Years Old
06. La finta semplice, K. 51: Sinfonia (Excerpt)
07. However Complex Its Genesis
08. Symphony No. 24 in B-Flat Major, K. 182: II. Andantino grazioso (Excerpt)
09. Another Work That Stands Out Among Mozart’s Early Repertoire
10. Missa solemnis in C Minor, K. 139 "Waisenhausmesse": I. Kyrie (Excerpt)
11. Returning to Salzburg After His Three Italian Sojourns
12. Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
13. In the Summer of 1777
14. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309: II. Andante un poco adagio (Excerpt)
15. Despite His Demanding Schedule
16. Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297 "Paris": III. Allegro (Excerpt)
17. Happiness, However Soon Turned to Despair
18. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile (Excerpt)
19. By Way of Mannheim and Munich
20. Mass in C Major, K. 317 "Krönungsmesse" (Excerpts): II. Gloria [Excerpt]
21. Over Time, Mozart Appears to Have Played
22. Concert Rondo in D Major, K. 382 (Excerpt)
23. Mozart’s Keyboard Playing Was Widely Recognised
24. Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Martern von aller Arten (Excerpt)
25. Shortly After the Premiere
26. String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428: II. Andante con moto (Excerpt)
27. While Instrumental Genres and Chamber Music
28. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: La vendetta, oh, la vendetta! (Excerpt)
29. There Are Reports of Encores at the First Performances
30. Don Giovanni, K. 527: Don Giovanni, a cenar teco (Excerpt)
31. On Returning to Vienna, Mozart Received Good News
32. Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)
33. Seemingly Keen for a Change of Scene
34. Così fan tutte, K. 588: Come scoglio (Excerpt)
35. Besides Così, Mozart Completed Relatively Few Compositions
36. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Der, welcher wandert diese Strasse voll Beschwerden (Excerpt)
37. The Magic Flute Was Not Mozart’s Only Stage Work of 1791
38. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
39. The Clarinet Concerto Marked Mozart’s Farewell
40. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: II. Kyrie (Excerpt)
41. Having Become Ill Towards the End of November
42. Mass in C Major, K. 317 "Krönungsmesse" (Excerpts): Sanctus [Excerpt]


Tchaikovsky declared that Mozart was ‘full of divine beauty’, and Schubert’s wonder at the ‘countless images of a brighter and better world’ that Mozart was able to conjure up through his music knew no bounds. Many of us carry the image of Mozart as a transcendent genius, but what do we really know about his life and career, and indeed his music? This entertaining and informative biography takes us from Mozart’s beginnings as a child prodigy to his greatest successes and cruellest setbacks. The narrative is illustrated with music from each stage of Mozart’s intense career, including the ‘Jupiter’ Symphony, Clarinet Concerto, Coronation Mass, Requiem, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and many more.

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