4/5. Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550
Donald Macleod relates how, around 1786, Mozart's popularity with the Viennese public had begun to wane. By June 1788 he was in serious financial trouble. This was partially caused by his own mismanagement of his financial affairs, but also because the war between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Turks had a huge impact on sponsorship of the arts. Mozart's health was beginning to fail and his six-month-old daughter died. No wonder, then. that the Symphony in G minor reflects tragic restlessness. Piano Trio in E, K542 (1st mvt) London FortepianoTrio
Canons: Lacrimoso Son lo, K555; 0 du eselhafterPeierll, K560; Caro Bellldol Mio, K562; Bona nox! bist a rechta Ox,
K561 Chorus Viennensis, conductor Uwe Christian Harrer/Concentus Vocalis, conductor Guido Mancusi
Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, director Frans Bruggen
Repeated on Wednesday at 12 midnight