Although Mozart composed over 600 works, many of his compositions have not survived the 200 plus years of human history. Natural cataclysmic events can destroy much of man’s history, sadly, it is our own political events that destroy our greatest artistic creations. Mozart’s symphonies 54, 42, 9, and 12 are prime examples of war destroying art. It seems that no matter how much beauty man creates, the tragedies and ugliness of war continually destroys our finest creations. Purchase the music (wit...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 13Ep. 123
Mithridates, King of Pontus is a 3-act opera composed by the 14-year-old Mozart while touring Italy in 1770. The opera was an instant success being performed 21 times. Most musicians in Italy were very confident that Mozart’s opera would be a complete failure. How could any 14-year-old boy compose a successful opera, a feat that had taken other composers almost a lifetime to master? Now, like elsewhere in Europe, composers much older than Mozart, had become humbled and often enraged, at the over...
Dec 16, 2020•3 hr 10 min•Season 13Ep. 121
Symphony No. 11 in D major, K. 84/73q, was at one time considered unquestionably to be the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Its status has, however, been challenged, and (as of 2008) remains uncertain. It is believed to date from 1770 and may have been written in Milan or Bologna if it is a genuine Mozart work. An early manuscript from Vienna attributes the work to Wolfgang, but nineteenth-century copies of the score attribute it respectively to Leopold Mozart and to Carl Dittersdorf. Neal Zasla...
Dec 16, 2020•52 min•Season 13Ep. 120
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began learning how to compose piano and harpsichord concertos when he was 11 years old. Unlike his studies of the art of opera composition by other composers, his father, Leopold, handled young Mozart’s education of the complex structural problems of composing in the piano concerto form. Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1130/Mozart%3A_Piano_Concertos_1_-_4.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Mu...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 13Ep. 119
Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots (complete title in historical spelling: Die Schuldigkeit Des ersten und fürnehmsten Gebotes; The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment), K. 35, is a sacred musical play (geistliches Singspiel) composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1767 when he was 11 years old. It is Mozart's first opera or, more specifically, sacred drama, as is suggested by the name. The libretto is now attributed to Ignatz Anton von Weiser [de], although Johann Adam Wieland or Ja...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 13Ep. 117
Apollo et Hyacinthus, K. 38, is an opera written in 1767 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was 11 years old at the time. It is Mozart's first true opera (when one considers that Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots is simply a sacred drama). It is in three acts. As is suggested by the name, the opera is based upon the Greek myth of Hyacinth and Apollo as told by Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Interpreting this work, Rufinus Widl wrote the libretto in Latin. Purchase the music (without talk) f...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 13Ep. 118
Bastien und Bastienne (Bastien and Bastienne), K. 50 (revised in 1964 to K. 46b) is a one-act singspiel, a comic opera, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Bastien und Bastienne was one of Mozart's earliest operas, written in 1768 when he was only twelve years old. It was allegedly commissioned by Viennese physician and 'magnetist' Dr. Franz Mesmer (who himself would later be parodied in Così fan tutte) as a satire of the 'pastoral' genre then prevalent, and specifically as a parody of the opera Le devi...
Dec 15, 2020•49 min•Season 13Ep. 116
The Symphony B♭ major, K. 319?, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and dated on 9 July 1779. The Symphony No. 8 in D major, (K. 48), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is dated December 13, 1768. It was written in Vienna, at a time when the family were already due to have returned home to Salzburg. In a letter to his friend in Salzburg, Lorenz Hagenauer, Leopold Mozart says of the delay that "we could not bring our affairs to a conclusion earlier, even though I endeavored strenuously to do so." The...
Dec 15, 2020•33 min•Season 13Ep. 115
The Missa solemnis in C minor, K. 139/47a, is a mass composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the summer of 1768 in Vienna. It is scored for SATB soloists, SATB choir, violin I and II, 2 violas, 2 oboes, 2 trumpets, 2 clarini (high trumpets), 3 trombones colla parte, timpani and basso continuo. Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1125/Mozart%3A_Mass_in_C_minor%2C_K._139_%22Waisenhaus%22_%28Missa_Solemnis%29.html Your purchase helps to support...
Dec 15, 2020•48 min•Season 13Ep. 114
Cataloging the Mozart Symphonies and determining the difference between a symphony by Amadeus and his father Leopold can lead to some unusual investigations by modern musicologists. Here we offer our listeners a case worthy of the best detectives found in any mystery novel. So, put on you sleuthing hat and let’s see what thoughts you may have on this specific case, which we will call “The Lambach Mystery.” The date is January 1769 and the Mozart family began their journey between Salzburg and Vi...
Dec 15, 2020•32 min•Season 13Ep. 113
The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist whom Verdi admired. The first performance, at the San Marco church in Milan on 22 May 1874, marked the first anniversary of Manzoni's death. The work was at one time called the Manzoni Requiem. It is rarely performed in liturgy, but rather in concert form of around 85–90 minu...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 14Ep. 27
The Requiem in D minor, K. 626, is a requiem mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart composed part of the Requiem in Vienna in late 1791, but it was unfinished at his death on 5 December the same year. A completed version dated 1792 by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who commissioned the piece for a Requiem service to commemorate the anniversary of his wife's death on 14 February. Syliva Wagner, conductor CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Purchase the music (witho...
Dec 15, 2020•56 min•Season 14Ep. 28
Symphony No. 6 in F major, K. 43, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1767. According to Alfred Einstein in his 1937 revision of the Köchel catalogue, the symphony was probably begun in Vienna and completed in Olomouc, a Moravian city to which the Mozart family fled to escape a Viennese smallpox epidemic; see Mozart and smallpox. The symphony is in four movements. Its initial performance was at Brno on 30 December 1767. The autograph of the score is today preserved in the Biblioteka Jagie...
Dec 15, 2020•33 min•Season 13Ep. 112
The Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1779, after his return from Paris. The Symphony No. 33 in B♭ major, K. 319, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and dated on 9 July 1779. Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1123/Mozart%3A_Symphonies_32_and_33.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @...
Dec 14, 2020•38 min•Season 13Ep. 111
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote Symphony No. 30 in D major, K. 202/186b in Salzburg, completing it on May 5, 1774. The work is scored for two oboes, bassoon, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings, but the timpani part has been lost. There has been at least one attempt to reconstruct the timpani part. The Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a, better known as the Paris Symphony, is one of the most famous symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It may have been the first of his symphonies t...
Dec 14, 2020•47 min•Season 13Ep. 110
Great Mass in C minor (German: Große Messe in c-Moll), K. 427/417a, is the common name of the musical setting of the mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and considered one of his greatest works. He composed it in Vienna in 1782 and 1783 after his marriage when he moved to Vienna from Salzburg. This large-scale work, a missa solemnis, is scored for two soprano soloists, a tenor and a bass, double chorus and large orchestra. It remained unfinished, missing large portions of the Credo and the complete ...
Dec 14, 2020•58 min•Season 13Ep. 109
The Symphony in F major "No. 42", K. 75, was probably written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from March to August 1771 in Salzburg. The symphony is scored for two oboes, two horns and strings. In contemporary orchestras, it was also usual to include bassoons and harpsichord if they were available in the orchestra to reinforce the bass line and act as the continuo. The duration is approximately 13 minutes. The Symphony No. 5 in B♭ major, K. 22, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in The Hague in ...
Dec 14, 2020•25 min•Season 13Ep. 108
The Symphony No. 1 in E♭ major, K. 16, was written in 1764 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of eight years. By this time, he was already notable in Europe as a wunderkind performer, but had composed little music. The Symphony No. 4 in D major, K. 19, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in London during the Mozart family's Grand Tour of Europe in 1765, when Mozart was 9 years old. Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1119/Mozart%3A_S...
Dec 14, 2020•29 min•Season 13Ep. 107
The Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200/189k, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is his last piece in the "Salzburg series". The date of composition is uncertain; it probably dates from 17 or 12(?) November 1774 or 1773(?). The Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201/186a, was completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on 6 April 1774. It is, along with Symphony No. 25, one of his better known early symphonies. Stanley Sadie characterizes it as "a landmark ... personal in tone, indeed perhaps more individual in its...
Dec 14, 2020•46 min•Season 13Ep. 106
Symphony No. 26 in E-flat, K. 184 Symphony No. 27 in G Major, K. 199 Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p410/Mozart%3A_4_Symphonies.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans #CMDGermanOperaCompany...
Dec 14, 2020•30 min•Season 13Ep. 105
Symphony No. 24 in B flat major, K. 182/173dA, is a symphony composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on October 3, 1773. The symphony has the scoring of 2 oboes (replaced by 2 flutes in the slow movement), 2 horns, and strings. The Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183/173dB, was written by the then 17-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in October 1773, shortly after the success of his opera seria Lucio Silla. It was supposedly completed in Salzburg on October 5, a mere two days after the completion of h...
Dec 13, 2020•38 min•Season 13Ep. 104
Symphony No. 22 in C major, K. 162, is a symphony composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in April 1773. The symphony has the scoring of two oboes, two horns, two trumpets, and strings. The Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181/162b, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dated as complete on May 19, 1773. It is sometimes called "Overture", even though the autograph score bears the title "Sinfonia". The symphony is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, and strings. Purchase the music (without talk) for only...
Dec 13, 2020•25 min•Season 13Ep. 103
The Requiem in D minor, K. 626, is a requiem mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). Mozart composed part of the Requiem in Vienna in late 1791, but it was unfinished at his death on 5 December the same year. A completed version dated 1792 by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who commissioned the piece for a requiem service to commemorate the anniversary of his wife's death on 14 February. Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classical...
Dec 13, 2020•56 min•Season 13Ep. 102
Symphony No. 21 in A major, K. 134, is a symphony that was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in August 1772 Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1114/Mozart%3A_Symphony_No._21_in_A_major%2C_K._134.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCom...
Dec 13, 2020•25 min•Season 13Ep. 101
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 Produced and Conducted by Joana Filipe Martinez CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Orchestra Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p458/R_Strauss%3A_Eulenspiegel_and_Zarathustra.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepCl...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 13Ep. 49
Macbeth, Op. 23 Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 Joana Filipe Martinez, conductor CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Orchestra Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavi ngs.com/store/p455/R_Strauss%3A_Macbeth_-_Death_and_Transfiguration.htmlYour purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFest...
Dec 12, 2020•57 min•Season 13Ep. 48
Rossini - Sonata for String Quartet No 1 in G Major Beethoven - Piano Trio in B-flat Major Op 97 - Archduke Trio Mendelssohn - Octet in E-flat Major Op 20Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1113/La_Musica_46.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFestival #CMDGra...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 13Ep. 47
Joana Filipe Martinez, piano soloist and producer Dominique Beaulieu, conductor CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Orchestra Recorded by CMD Recordings Mixed by Ken Hedgecock Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p447/Bartok%3A_Piano_Concerto_No._1.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClas...
Dec 12, 2020•32 min•Season 13Ep. 46
Symphony No. 6 in A minor by Gustav Mahler is a symphony in four movements, composed in 1903 and 1904 (revised 1906; scoring repeatedly revised). Mahler conducted the work's first performance at the Saalbau concert hall in Essen on May 27, 1906. It is sometimes referred to by the nickname Tragische ("Tragic"). Mahler composed the symphony at what was apparently an exceptionally happy time in his life, as he had married Alma Schindler in 1902, and during the course of the work's composition his s...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 13Ep. 45
The Violin Concerto was commissioned by Blair Fairchild, an American composer, diplomat, and the patron of the young Polish violinist Samuel Dushkin. Purchase the music (without talk) for only $2.99 at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p429/Stravinsky%3A_Violin_Concerto_in_D.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusic...
Dec 12, 2020•30 min•Season 13Ep. 44
