Mozart's Women
First broadcast from 20051226 to 20051230.
Lindsay Duncan reads from Jane Glover's chronicle of the women closest to the musical genius.
5 episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20051226 | 1/5. The Mozart parents proudly show off the prodigious talents of the young Wolfgang and his sister Nannerl. Music includes: Opening: Overture, Le Nozze di Figaro Track 1, Vienna Haydn Orchestra/Istvan Kertesz Mozart Weekend, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik etc Decca Sonata in D, KV 7, Allegro Molto Track 5 Annegret Diedrichsen (violin) Desmond Wright (piano) Die Sonaten Für Klavier Und Violine, LP Bellaphon Records Miserere mei, Allegri Track 6 Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly Allegri: Miserere and other Choral Masterpieces Naxos Sonata in D Major, K381, Andante Track 9 Martha Argerich & Alexandre Rabinovitch (piano) Mozart Sonatas (duets) Teldec Closing: Flute Quartet in D, K285, Rondeau Track 9, Grumiaux Trio Introducing the Complete Mozart Edition Philips. |
| 02 | 20051227 | As a young man in Mannheim, Wolfgang encounters the vivacious and talented Weber sisters, who are to play major roles in the story of his life. Music Includes: Opening: Allelujah from Exultate, Jubilate, K165 Track 3 Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) John Constable (organ) London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Arthur Oldham (chorus master) Sir Colin Davis (conductor) Introducing the Complete Mozart Edition Philips Alcandro, lo confesso - Non sò donde viene, KV294 Track 6 Lucia Popp (soprano) Mozarteum-Orchester-Salzburg/ Leopold Hager Konzert-Arien, LP Deutsche Grammophon Adagio, KV540 Track 7 Ronald Brautigan (fortepiano) The Complete Piano Music, Vol 9 Grammofon Overture The Abduction from the Seraglio Track 1, Ambrosian Singers The Bath Festival Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin Chandos Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder from Die Entführing aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), K384 John Alldis Choir Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Sir Colin Davis Track 1, Introducing the Complete Mozart Edition |
| 03 | 20051228 | Wolfgang and his new wife Constanze take delight in their new status, but they still have to win the approval of Wolfgang's father, Leopold. Music includes: Opening: Symphony No 35, First movement Track 4 London Mozart Players/ Jane Glover Mozart Symphonies 34, 35 & 39 ASV (Academy Sound & Vision) Piano Sonata No 11 in A, K331, Third movement - Ronda alla Turca Track 12 Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano) Mozart Weekend - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik etc Decca Et incarnatus est, Missa Solemnis (Great Mass in Cm), K427 Missa Solemnis, Exultate, Jubilate Concentus Musicus Wien/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt Teldec Piano Concerto in Dm, KV 466, Allegro Track 1 Mozart: Klavierkonzerte No 20 & 24 Alfred Brendel Collection Vol 6 Alfred Brendel (piano) Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner Closing: Ein musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke), Fourth Movement, K522 Track 4, Mozart: A Little Light Music Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon. |
| 04 | 20051229 | Money worries force Wolfgang to take on a daunting workload, but his devoted wife Constanze endeavours to assist him. Opening: Overture, Don Giovanni, KV 527 Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Barenboim Track 1, Don Giovanni Erato Symphony No 41, Fourth movement Track 8 London Mozart Players/ Jane Glover Mozart Symphonies 40,41 & 37 ASV (Academy Sound & Vision) Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A, K581, Second movement Track 5 Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quintet Joan Enric Lluna (bass clarinet) Brodsky Quartet English Chamber Orchestra/Antony Pay United Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen, from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Sumi Jo (Queen of the Night), Track 5, Die Zauberflöte Wiener Phiharmoniker/ Sir Georg Solti Decca Lacrimosa, from Requiem in Dm, K626 Mozart: Requiem |
| 05 LAST | 20051230 | After Mozart's death, his wife and sister both do all they can to safeguard his musical legacy. Opening: Confutatis maledictus Requiem in Dm, K626 Track 7 Mozart: Requiem London Mozart Players/ Jane Glover ASV (Academy Sound & Vision) Piano Concerto in Dm, KV 466, Rondo Track 3 Mozart: Klavierkonzerte No 20 & 24 Alfred Brendel Collection Vol 6 Alfred Brendel (piano) Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/ Sir Neville Marriner Piano trio in E, K542, Andante grazioso Beaux Arts Trio Track 18 Introducing the Complete Mozart Edition Philips Closing: Symphony No 41, Fourth movement Track 8 Mozart Symphonies 40,41 & 37 |