2: Mozart in Italy (1769-71)
Mozart's first Italian journey was to result in many successes, including the papal Order of the Golden Spur, his first string quartet and a commission for an opera seria - Mitridate, Re di Ponto. Presented by Donald Macleod.
Regina Coeli , K108 Emma Kirkby
(soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, conductor Christopher Hogwood
Divertimento in E flat, K113 (1st mvt) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductor Neville Marriner
String Quartet in G, KSOQuartetto Italiano Symphony No 10 in G, K 74 Prague Chamber Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
Mitridate, Re di Ponto (Act 3, Scene 4) Natalie Dessay (soprano), Les Talens
Lyriques, conductor Christophe Rousset