A New Start
Michael finds a wife, loses a patron and finds work alongside one of the most famous families in classical music. Will the Mozart clan prove allies or rivals? With Donald Macleod
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the often overlooked younger Haydn brother.
Today we see Michael finding a wife, losing a patron and making the acquaintance of one of the most famous families in classical music. Will the Mozart clan prove allies or rivals?
Symphony in B flat major, MH 82: IV Finale
London Mozart Players, dir. Matthias Bamert,
Trumpet Concerto in C major, MH 60
Franz Landlinger, trumpet
Salzburger Hofmusik; conducted by Wolfgang Brunner
Die Hochzeit auf der Alm (extract)
Dorothee Mields (Phyllis/Selinde), soprano
Jörg Waschinski (Jodl), sopranist
Monika Waeckerle (Galatea/Dorinda), mezzo-soprano
Markus Forster (Polidor), alto
Bernhard Berchtold (Roderich), tenor
Michael Schopper (Menalkas), bass
Salzburger Hofmusik & Vocal Ensemble directed by Wolfgang Brunner
Requiem in C minor pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismund, MH 155: Introitus, Kyrie & Dies Irae
Johannette Zomer, soprano
Helena Rasker, alto
Markus Schafer, tenor
Klaus Mertens, bass
Chamber Choir Of Switzerland
Chamber Orchestra Of Lausanne conducted by Christian Zacharias
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