Composer of the Week: Mozart's Grand Tour

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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Mozart's Grand Tour

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Donald Macleod joins Mozart and his family on an ambitious European adventure.

Mozart is tested by a fellow of the Royal Society in London. When they reach Holland, the family is struck by a sudden and desperate crisis. With Donald Macleod.

Donald Macleod sees the Mozart family rally together as catastrophe strikes.

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was just seven years old, he and his family set out on an epic journey.  Their goal: to travel through Europe and become famous; bringing their awesomely talented children to concert halls, homes and royal palaces across Germany, Belgium, France, Britain, the Netherlands and Switzerland.  At the start of their trip, young Wolfgang could already perform and improvise better than most adults.  By the time they returned home, three and a half years later, he’d grown into a fully fledged composer of sonatas, symphonies and arias.  This week, Donald Macleod accompanies the Mozart family on their musical marathon and invites us to follow their many scrapes and adventures.

Today, the boy Mozart is tested by a scientist of the Royal Society in London and the family is struck by a sudden and desperate crisis. Is their wonderful tour destined to end in tragedy? 

Violin Sonata No 8 in F major, K 13: I. Allegro
Abegg Trio

String Quartet No. 3 in G major, K 156: II. Adagio
Armida Quartett

Sonata for Piano duet in C major, K 521: II Andante, III Allegretto
Kirill Gerstein & Ferenc Rados, piano

Symphony No 4 in D major, K 19
The Mozartists, directed by Ian Page

Mass in C minor, K 427 'Great': VI Qui tollis, VII Quoniam, VIII Jesu Christe
Christiane Oelze, soprano
Jennifer Larmore, soprano
Scott Weir, tenor
Chœurs du Collegium Vocale et de La Chapelle Royale
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

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Donald Macleod follows the young Mozart and his family on an ambitious European adventure.

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was just seven years old, he and his family set out on an epic journey. Donald Macleod follows them on their ambitious European adventure.

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