Category Archives: Classical Period

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 “Haffner” [Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]

Conducted by Bernard Haitink, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, commonly known as the “Haffner” Symphony. Concertmaster: Vesko Eschkenazy, the Bulgarian violinist.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 7 “Lodron” [Arthur and Lucas Jussen]

Accompanied by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Arthur and Lucas Jussen brothers perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Concerto for three pianos and orchestra in F major, No. 7, K. 242 (Piano Concerto No. 7). Conductor: Markus Stenz. Recorded on September 23, 2016, at the TivoliVredenburg Utrecht. Mozart eventually recomposed it for himself and another pianist in 1780 …

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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 [Julia Fischer]

Accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the German classical violinist and pianist Julia Fischer performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård. This performance was recorded in February 2022 at the Southbank Center’s Royal Festival Hall in London.

Mozart: Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” [Sir Colin Davis & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra]

Conducted by Sir Colin Davis, members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” for winds in B-flat major, K. 361/370a. Recorded at the Historischer Reichssaal in Regensburg, Germany in 1991.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 [András Schiff]

Accompanied by the Cappella Andrea Barca, Hungarian-born British classical pianist and conductor András Schiff performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482. Schiff also conducts the orchestra. Recorded during the 2015 Mozart Festival in Salzburg (Mozartwoche Salzburg).

Mozart: Symphony No. 1 [Folkwang Kammerorchester, Johannes Klumpp]

Conducted by Johannes Klumpp, the Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen (a chamber orchestra historically formed mostly by students of the Folkwang University in Essen, Germany) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 16. The symphony was written in 1764 when Mozart was only eight years old. This performance was recorded on March 15, …

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Mozart: Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” [Lorin Maazel, Sinfónica de Galicia]

Conducted by the great American conductor Lorin Maazel (March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014), the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, also known as the Jupiter Symphony. It is the longest and last symphony that Mozart composed. The work is regarded as among the …

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Mozart: Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle [Alexei Ogrintchouk, Sinfonietta Rīga]

Accompanied by the Sinfonietta Rīga, the Russian oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle”, a concert aria originally written for soprano and orchestra. Ogrintchouk also conducts the orchestra. Recorded on November 27, 2022, at the Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik [Sir Colin Davis & Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra]

Conducted by Sir Colin Davis, Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 13 in G major (K. 525), widely known as “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”. This concert took place in 1991 in the venerable ambiance of the Historischer Reichssaal Regensburg, Germany.