Episode 1: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: You might well have heard of Mozart – but did you know he had a really rude sense of humour? Or that he owned a pet starling? In the first episode, David meets one of the most famous composers of all time… and has a bit of a run in with a music professor. Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150 Music from: Mozart: The Magic Flute – Bayerischen Staatsoper/Wolfgang Sawallisch (Warner); Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – Collegium Vocale Gent, Concerto Köln/René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi); Mozart: Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’ – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner (Warner); Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 – Murray Perahia, English Chamber Orchestra (Sony); Mozart: Clarinet Concerto – Martin Fröst, Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Peter Oundjian (BIS); Mozart: Eine kleine nachtmusik – Camerata Nordica/Terje Tønnesen (BIS); Mozart: Piano Sonata No.11 ‘Alla turca’ – Fazil Say (Warner); Wagner: Wedding March from Lohengrin – Bayreuth Festival/Andris Nelsons (Opus Arte); Mozart: La finta semplice – Jeremy Ovenden, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Jonathan Cohen (Signum Classics); Mozart: Don Giovanni – MusicAeterna/Teodor Currentzis (Sony); Allegri: Miserere – Tenebrae/Nigel Short (Signum); Mozart: Requiem – Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor/René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi)
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