Composer of the Week - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Episode 2

Donald Macleod explores Mozart's Vienna years, describing the visit of the composer's father, Leopold, to his new apartment in Vienna - which was to be the last time they would see each other. The programme features Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor, K466, which was undergoing its finishing touches as Leopold arrived. There is also a lesser-known work, Davidde Penitente or The Penitent David, whose music Mozart partially recycled from the mighty Mass in C minor, left incomplete in 1783. Der Zauberer, K472 Edith Mathis (soprano) Karl Engel (piano) Novalis 150 010-2, Tr 8 Se vuoi, puniscimi; Fra l'oscure ombre funeste; Tutte le mie speranze; Chi in Dio sol spera (Davidde penitente, K469) Krisztina Laki, Nicole Fallien (soprano) Hans-Peter Blochwitz (tenor) Nederlands Kamerkoor La Petite Bande Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor) Deutsche Harmonia Mundi GD77045, Trs 7-10 Piano Concerto in D minor, K466 (1 Allegro - Cadenza by Beethoven; 2 Romance; 3 Allegro assai - Cadenza by Richard Goode) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Goode (piano/director) Nonesuch 7559-79439-2, Trs 4-6 Cadenza by Beethoven Cadenza by Richard Goode.