4: Concert Life in Vienna. As President of the Court Commission on Education, diplomat Baron Gottfried van Swieten was one of the most influential patrons of music in late 18th-century Vienna. His weekly musical gatherings introduced
Mozart to the music of Bach and Handel.
Van Swieten established a tradition of oratorio performances in aid of the widows and orphans of musicians. Donald Macleod looks at the music that resulted from Van Swieten's innovations and at
Mozart's involvement in the concert life of Vienna, both as composer and performer. Mozart String Quartet in G, K387 (final mvtj Quatuor Mosaïques
Dlttersdorf Ester (excerpt) Livia Budai
(mezzo), Budapest Madrigal Choir, Franz Liszt CO, conductor Ferenc Szekeres
Mozart Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466 Martha Argerich ,
Orchestra of Padua and Venice, conductor Alexandre Rabinovitch