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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

Kate Molleson

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Composer of the Week: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Episode 1: 1777

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

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Episode 1: 1777

1777

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), 1777

Donald Macleod explores the events of 1777, the year Mozart came of age.

Donald Macleod concentrates on the events of 1777, the year Mozart came of age. After dazzling as a child prodigy, his mature genius had begun to flower and he went to Mannheim.

Donald Macleod explores the events of 1777, the year Mozart came of age.

This week, Donald Macleod dips into five key years of Mozart's life, and presents five of his chamber works for solo wind and strings. These works span Mozart's entire career, ranging from his four exquisite flute quartets to the late clarinet quintet - arguably one of the greatest chamber works ever composed.

We begin in 1777, the year Mozart came of age. After a dazzling career as a child prodigy, his mature genius was beginning to flower in works such as the Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat ("Jeunehomme") and the dramatic concert aria "Ah, lo previdi". Increasingly frustrated by the limits of his position in Salzburg, the ambitious young composer set off for Mannheim - with mixed results.

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Donald Macleod explores five key years of Mozart's life

Donald Macleod explores five key years of Mozart's life and presents five of his chamber works for solo wind and strings

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