Latest News: Classical, Mozart (composer)
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Interview,
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider on Mozart 25th March 2019The violinist talks to Katherine about his recent recording of the Mozart concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, and his role as president of the Carl Nielsen International Competition, which is currently in full swing in Denmark.
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Recording of the Week,
Mozart's La clemenza di Tito from Yannick Nézet-Séguin 13th July 2018Marina Rebeka and Joyce DiDonato strike sparks off one another as Vitellia and Sesto in a terrific new recording of Mozart's final opera, with Rolando Villazón as the idealistic emperor against whom they conspire.
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Interview,
Ian Page on Mozart in London 23rd April 2018The conductor talks to Katherine about his new recording exploring the music which the young composer is likely to have encountered on his visit to the city in the mid-1760s.
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Recording of the Week,
Mozart's Requiem from René Jacobs 3rd November 2017The Belgian conductor presents Mozart's late mass in a new version by Pierre-Henri Dutron, which builds on and refines material from the familiar Süssmayr completion.
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Interview,
Noa Wildschut on Mozart 17th October 2017Rising star Noa Wildschut - a protégée of Anne-Sophie Mutter - talks to David about her debut disc, an all-Mozart programme with pianist Yoram Ish-Hurwitz and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra under Gordan Nikolić.
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Recording of the Week,
Francesco Piemontesi performs Piano Concertos by Mozart 11th August 2017James enjoys a pair of late Mozart concertos from Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi, with Andrew Manze and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Grigory Sokolov performs piano concertos by Mozart and Rachmaninov 10th March 2017James enjoys the rare delight of a pair of concerto recordings by the Russian pianist, with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra accompanying.
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Recording of the Week,
Teodor Currentzis conducts Mozart's Don Giovanni 9th December 2016Katherine listens to a powerful new account of Mozart's troubling masterpiece, with MusicAeterna and Teodor Currentzis.
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Recording of the Week,
Isabelle Faust plays Mozart's Violin Concertos 28th October 2016David enjoys Isabelle Faust's new complete set of Mozart's Violin Concertos with Il Giardino Armonico.
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Interview,
Henning Kraggerud on Mozart 15th August 2016The violinist talks to David about his new Mozart recording, and his views on the relationship between composer and performance.
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Recording of the Week,
Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien perform Violin Sonatas by Mozart 29th April 2016David listens to Alina Ibragimova's new collection of Mozart Violin Sonatas, accompanied by Cédric Tiberghien.
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Recording of the Week,
Presto Personal Favourites from 2015 18th December 2015The Editorial team pick out their "ones that got away" from 2015 - the discs that slipped through the net but which we feel deserve a mention in despatches…
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Recording of the Week,
Vocal Recitals from Sabine Devieilhe and Véronique Gens 20th November 2015Katherine enjoys a double helping of French soprano virtuosity.
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Recording of the Week,
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail 13th July 2015Katherine listens to Yannick Nézet-Séguin's new performance of Mozart's cross-continental comedy.
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Recording of the Week,
Grigory Sokolov performs Mozart and Chopin 19th January 2015James listens to Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov's first release on DG, featuring Mozart Sonatas and Chopin Preludes.
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Favourites,
Mozart Operas 12th December 2014Katherine trawls through her collection and makes some difficult decisions…
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Interview,
Sandrine Piau - Desperate Heroines 1st October 2014Katherine talks to the French soprano about her new disc of Mozart arias, out yesterday on Naive.
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Interview,
Kasper Holten on Don Giovanni 18th September 2014Katherine talks to the director of the Royal Opera House about his recent production of Mozart's darkest opera, out now on DVD and Blu-ray and due for revival in the spring.
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Interview,
John Butt on Mozart's Requiem 3rd April 2014The Dunedin Consort's director discusses the challenges of recreating the first performance of Mozart's enigmatic final work.
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Recording of the Week,
Mozart’s Don Giovanni 10th September 2012Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s project cycle of Mozart’s major operas on Deutsche Grammophon gets off to a scintillating start with a starrily-cast take on ’Il dissoluto punito’, with Ildebrando d’Arcangelo as the eponymous libertine, and Diana Damrau and Joyce DiDonato as Anna and Elvira.