Great Composers in Words & Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Featuring

Andrea Martin
Anna di Mauro
Barry Wordsworth
Bo Skovhus
Celina Lindsley
Donato Di Stefano

Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz
Gabriele Schreckenbach
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Herbert Lippert
Janusz Monarcha
Jenő Jandó
Joanna Borowska-Isser
Johannes Wildner
John Dickie
Leighton Pugh
Leopold Hager
Marcus Creed
Maria Pia Ionata
Michael Halász
Michael Tsalka
Mátyás Antál
Nicholas Ward
Patrizia Pace
Peter Jelosits
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Pierre-André Taillard
Priti Coles
Péter Köves
Renato Girolami
Robert Reimer
Susanne Elmark
Vladimír Rusó
Walton Grönroos
Werner Hollweg
Zdeněk Košler
Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Concentus Hungaricus
Camerata Cassovia
Cappella Istropolitana
Concerto Köln
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Košice Teachers' Choir
Kölner Kammerorchester
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
Northern Chamber Orchestra
Petersen Quartet
RIAS Kammerchor
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester
Davinia Caddy

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Album & Artwork

This album is part of a series called 'Great Composers in words and music', which provides an entertaining and informative biography of the composer.

Album & Artwork

The narrative of Mozart's life and career on this album is illustrated with music from each stage of his intense career, including famous works like the 'Jupiter' Symphony and The Magic Flute.

Performer Biography

Davinia Caddy, who wrote the text for this album, holds a PhD in music from the University of Cambridge and has taught at the Universities of Oxford and Auckland.

Performer Biography

Leighton Pugh, the narrator, trained at LAMDA and has performed in five productions for the National Theatre, including The Lehman Trilogy.

Recording & Production

The text for this album was recorded on October 12, 2021, at Temple Music Studio in Sutton, London, UK, with Neil Rosser as producer.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky declared that Mozart was 'full of divine beauty', while Franz Schubert expressed wonder at the 'countless images of a brighter and better world' Mozart's music conjured.