Joseph II
(1741-90). 1: An Enlightened Ruler.
Growing up at his mother Empress Maria Theresa 's court, Joseph was subjected to a formidable education in which music and dance were important elements. Today Donald Macleod explores the influence that the accepted "enlightened" principles had upon music in Vienna. Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro (excerpts)
Hermann Prey (tenor), Dietrich Fischer -
Dieskau (baritone), Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra, conductor Karl Bohm Wagensell Sinfonia in C
Pomeranian PO, conductor Takao Ukigaya Hasse Pallido il Sole (Artaserse) Jochen Kowalski (countertenor),
Berlin RSO, conductor Heinz Fricke
Hasse Cleofide , Act 1 (excerpt) Emma Kirkby (soprano), Dominique Visse and Derek Lee Ragin (countertenors), Cappella Coloniensis , conductor William Christie Hasse Salve Regina in E flat
Barbara Bonney (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Music Antiqua Koln , , director Reinhard Goebel
Producer Johannah Smith