A daily programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach with producer Govert Jan Bach and host Joop van Zijl.
Episode 363: the Nikolaus Harnoncourt Week: Harnoncourt and Mozart.
After Harnoncourt’s Bach revolution followed a revolution of the classics. With his approach to Mozart in particular, Harnoncourt shocked the musical world the most.
In this episode, the Prague symphony with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the last symphony by Mozart with his own Concentus Musicus Wien. The latter Harnoncourt recorded in 2014 at the age of 85.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
1. Symphony 38, KV 504, "Prague" in D major:
I. Adagio, Allegro
II. Andante
III. Presto
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
(1982 TELDEC 4509/9)
2. Symphony 39, KV 543 in E-flat major:
I. Adagio, Allegro
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegro
Concentus Musicus Wien conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
(2014 Sony 88430 26352 97489/2)
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