The Academy of St Martin in the Fields spotlights the French horn and bassoon in concertos by Mozart and Thea Musgrave.
Toward the end of his life Mozart composed a miracle even by his own lofty standards – three immortal symphonies that emerged within the period of just a few weeks in the summer of 1788. Virtually ...
In an interview included with this set, Richard Tognetti, the violinist-director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, remembers a concert of the three last Mozart symphonies the great Frans Brüggen ...
Born on January 27 1756 in Salzburg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would go on to be one of the most-loved classical composers of all time. His operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas went on to shape ...
Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and No. 41 encapsulate him as a master at work in his finest hour. They were acknowledged as masterpieces upon their first reception and the symphonies still continue to sweep ...
Days of looking at crossed-out dates on original manuscripts with magnifying glass reveals different dates on five works from composer’s early period Mozart symphonies from one of the most important ...
Principal Conductor Adam Fischer leads the Danish National Chamber Orchestra through the second instalment of their complete survey of Mozart's symphonies. Classic FM Drive Featured Album, 3 June 2013 ...
‘The most limpid and lyrical music in existence’ was Eric Blom’s verdict on Symphony No 39 in his Master Musicians Mozart biography. Older conductors, from Beecham and Böhm to Neville Marriner, ...
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