Composer of the Week - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Episode 5

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 5/5. Mozart's friends came in all guises, from fellow musicians to eminent businessmen whose emotional and financial support was crucial to his wellbeing. Mozart repaid them with some of his most sublime music. Donald Macleod features a complete performance of the Clarinet Concerto, written for Mozart's great friend Anton Stadler, the final movements of his Trio Divertimento, written for his financial aide Michael Puchberg, and the Lacrimosa from his Requiem, completed posthumously by Mozart's friend and pupil Xaver Sussmayr. Requiem (Lacrimosa) Bavarian Radio Chorus Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) Clarinet Concerto in A, K622 Michael Collins (basset clarinet) Russian National Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) Divertimento in E flat, K563 (mvts 5 and 6) Leopold String Trio Se il Padre Perdei (II Idomeneo, Act 2) Ilia ...... Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano) Metropolitan Opera Orchestra James Levine (conductor).