The Mozart Connection
Top: Joseph Boulogne, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Thomas Linley, Jr. Joseph Myslivecek. Below: Joseph Martin Kraus, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado, Samuel Wesley.
There may have been only one Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but that didn’t stop people from calling other composers the “Swedish Mozart, or the “French Mozart.”
Not to mention the “South American Mozart,” the “Black Mozart,” and two composers who vied for the title of the “English Mozart.”
And then there’s the sad case of the real Mozart’s son, whose mother pushed him—unsuccessfully—to become “The Second Mozart.”
In this hour, nine composers—each touted as the Mozart of their day—and each with a fascinating story.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Boulogne: Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Intégrale Des Concertos Pour Violon Vol. 4 [for Violin Concerto Op. 7, No. 2 in B flat major] |
Miroslav Vilimec, Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra; Frantisek Preisler, |
Avenira
AV 276015 |
7640122760159 |
| Kraus Symphonies Vol. 1 [for Symphony in C minor] |
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Petter Sundkvist |
Naxos 8.553734 |
0730099473422 |
| Harp Concertos [for Boieldieu concerto] |
Nicanor Zabaleta; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Marzendorfer |
Deutsche Grammophon
463 084-2 |
028946308424 |
| English Classical Violin Concertos [for Linley Concerto & Wesley’sViolin Concerto No. 2] |
Elizabeth Wallfisch, Parley of Instruments |
Hyperion/Helios CDH55260 |
034571152608 |
| Myslivecek: Complete Music for Keyboard [for Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major] |
Clare Hammond, piano;Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan. |
BIS BIS-2393 |
7318599923932 |
| Boulogne: Chevalier de Saint-George - Complete Symphonies Concertantes |
Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Frantisek Preisler Jr. |
Avenira AV 276018 |
7640122760180 |
| Mozart 225 [for -Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat, KV.364] |
Giuliano Carmignola violin; Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado |
Decca/Deutsche Gramophone
483 0000 |
028948300006 |
| Primeros Cuartetos de América [for Tirado’s Cuarteto Concertante, Op. 55] |
Surkos Quartet |
iM Cuarteto Surkos |
7630047142222 |
| Arriaga: Orchestral Works [for Symphony in D minor] |
Il Fondamento, Paul Dombrecht |
Fuga Libera
FUG 522 |
5425005575226 |
| Franz Xavier Mozart & Muzio Clementi: Piano Concertos [for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 2] |
Howard Shelley, St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra; Shelley. |
Hyperion CDA68126 |
034571281261
|
4:00 p.m.
Clare Hammond, piano
Joseph Myslivecek
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major- III. Rondo. Allegro
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
4:01 p.m.
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Petter Sundkvist
Joseph Martin Kraus
Symphony in C minor, VB 142- III. Allegro assai
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Petter Sundkvist
4:08 p.m.
Nicanor Zabaleta; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Marzendorfer
François-Adrien Boieldieu
Concerto pour harpe & orchestre - 3. Rondeau Allegro
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Marzendorfer
4:13 p.m.
Elizabeth Wallfisch, Parley of Instruments
Thomas Linley, Jr.
Violin Concerto (F) 3.Rondeau
Parley of Instruments
4:21 p.m.
Elizabeth Wallfisch, Parley of Instruments
Samuel Wesley
Violin Concerto No.2 (D) 3.Rondeau
Parley of Instruments
4:26 p.m.
Clare Hammond, piano
Joseph Myslivecek
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major- III. Rondo. Allegro
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
4:29 p.m.
Nicanor Zabaleta; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Marzendorfer
François-Adrien Boieldieu
Concerto pour harpe & orchestre - 3. Rondeau Allegro
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Marzendorfer
4:32 p.m.
Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Frantisek Preisler Jr.
Joseph Boulogne
Sinfonia Concertante No.1 Op.12 Es-Dur - II. Rondeau
Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Frantisek Preisler Jr.
4:32 p.m.
various
W. A. Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat, KV.364 III.Presto
Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado Giuliano Carmignola violin
4:32 p.m.
Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Frantisek Preisler Jr.
Joseph Boulogne
Violin Concerto Op. 7 No. 2 In B Flat, 1. Allegro Moderato
Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Frantisek Preisler Jr Miroslav Vilimec, violin
4:38 p.m.
Surkos Quartet
Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado
Cuarteto Concertante, Op. 55_ IV. Rondo
Surkos Quartet
4:42 p.m.
Il Fondamento, Paul Dombrecht
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
Symphony in D minor - IV. Allegro con moto
Il Fondamento, Paul Dombrecht
4:50 p.m.
Howard Shelley, St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra; Shelley
Franz Xaver Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 25- III. Rondo- Allegretto
St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra; Shelley
4:58 p.m.
Clare Hammond, piano
Joseph Myslivecek
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major- III. Rondo. Allegro
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
