The MET Orchestra Chamber Ensemble performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” for winds in B-flat major, K. 361/370a.
Category Archives: Classical Period
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 [Yehudi Menuhin]
Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de l’ORTF (today the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France), legendary violinist of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216. Menuhin also conducts the orchestra. This performance was recorded at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, in 1967.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 [Mitsuko Uchida]
Accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Mitsuko Uchida performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major, KV. 456. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 “Coronation” [Oxana Shevchenko]
Accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Oxana Shevchenko performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K. 537, commonly known as the “Coronation Concerto”. Conductor: Benjamin Northey. This performance was recorded during the final round of the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition on July 20.
Mozart: Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in D major [Argerich, Pires]
Two great pianists, Martha Argerich, and Maria João Pires play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in D major, K. 381/123a. This performance was recorded in Lugano in Lugano in 2012.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 [Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker]
Accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453. Bernstein also conducts the orchestra. This performance was recorded on October 11, 1981, at the Wiener Musikverein.
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 “Paris” [SWR Symphonieorchester, Reinhard Goebel]
Conducted by Reinhard Goebel, the SWR Symphonieorchester (Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a, better known as the Paris Symphony. This performance was recorded on May 21, 2022, in the Rococo Hall of Schwetzingen Castle.
C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq. 22 [Denis Bouriakov, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra]
Accompanied by the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, the Russian flautist Denis Bouriakov performs Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq. 22. This performance was recorded live at the Budapest Music Center, Hungary in September 2021.
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto [Arngunnur Árnadóttir]
Accompanied by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Icelandic clarinetist (she is also a poet and a writer) Arngunnur Árnadóttir performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. Conductor: Cornelius Meister. This performance was recorded during Iceland Symphony’s Harpa, Reykjavík concert on September 10, 2015.
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 “Paris” [hr-Sinfonieorchester, Giedrė Šlekytė]
Conducted by Giedrė Šlekytė, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a, better known as the Paris Symphony. This performance was recorded at the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on October 6, 2023.
