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"Vado, ma dove? oh Dei!", K.583
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Magdalena Kozená, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Simon Rattle
04:28
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Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler Quintet": II. Larghetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, L'Archibudelli
06:13
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Symphony No. 92 in G Major - “Oxford”: IV. Finale - Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester
07:01
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Concerto for clarinet and orchestra in E flat: 1. Allegro molto
Leopold Koželuch, Emma Johnson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Günther Herbig
08:03
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Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, Craw 61: I. Allegro moderato
Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bart Van Oort
05:20
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Nina, o sia la Pazza per Amore: Il mio ben quando verrà
Giovanni Paisiello, Cecilia Bartoli, György Fischer
06:37
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Piano Sonata in D major, K. 576: III. Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kristian Bezuidenhout
04:36
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Le nozze di Figaro / Act 2: "Un moto di gioia" (Alternative aria)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung
03:21
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Sechs Deutsche Tänze, KV 571: Deutscher Tanz Nr. 1 in D Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien
01:29
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La Cifra / Act 2: Alfin son sola...Sola e mesta
Antonio Salieri, Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ádám Fischer
08:22
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2 Preludes, Op. 39: Prelude No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven, Ronald Brautigam
04:33
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Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler Quintet": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, L'Archibudelli
09:05
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Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 570: II. Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kristian Bezuidenhout
09:32
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Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K.588 / Act 1: "Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Roberto Scaltriti, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
05:07
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La Cleopatra, Act I: Act I: Aria: Al mio foco e forse infido (Cleopatra)
Domenico Cimarosa, Luisa Giannini, Citta di Adria Philharmonic Orchestra, Franco Piva
04:58
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Part The First: Soloists And Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Soloists And Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Handel & Haydn Society
04:04
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Harp Concerto in E-Flat Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro molto
Jan Ladislav Dussek, Roberta Alessandrini, Mantova Orchestra, Vittorio Parisi
06:00
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String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575 "First Prussian Quartet": II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Quatuor Mosaïques, Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof, Anita Mitterer, Christophe Coin
04:20
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La Cleopatra, Act I; Duet: Act I; Duet: Ah, se tu il vuoi (Cleopatra, Antonio)
Domenico Cimarosa, Luisa Giannini, Patrizia Morandini, Citta di Adria Philharmonic Orchestra, Franco Piva
02:04
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Flute Quartet in D Major, Ben. 381: I. Allegro molto
Ignaz Pleyel, Orsolya Kaczander, Vilmos Szabadi, Péter Bársony, Péter Szabó
05:58
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Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 10 No. 1, Craw 60: III. Rondo. Allegro assai
Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bart Van Oort
03:15
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Mozart: "Schon lacht der holde Frühling", K. 580
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sabine Devieilhe, Raphael Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion
07:35
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Amphigouri & La Prise de la Bastille
Anonyme, Joël Grare, Jean-François Novelli, Mélanie Flahaut, Hugues Primard, Les Lunaisiens, Arnaud Ledu
03:08
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Chanson Grivoise
Anonyme, Michel Godard, Yves Rechsteiner, Arnaud Marzorati, Mélanie Flahaut, Les Lunaisiens
05:25
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Complainte de Louis XVI aux Français & Parodie de la complainte
Anonyme, Yves Rechsteiner, Céline Frisch, Arnaud Marzorati, Jean-François Novelli, Les Lunaisiens
05:12

1789

Mozart, Salieri, Haydn. The musical goings on in Europe were rich in 1789!

As 1789 was such a symbolic year for France, it is hard for your French author to imagine that there was much cultural activity going on elsewhere!

However in Vienna, the era’s musical capital, the prolific composers Mozart and Salieri were leading very different lives and having very different kinds of success.

Salieri was at the height of his fame – the year before he had been named Kapellmeister to the Emperor, giving him responsibility for most of the musical functions of court. In 1789 he would present his opera, La Cifra.

On the other hand, two years before his death, Mozart was living through rather more difficult times thanks to few commissions and, therefore, not much cash flow. In April, an offer by Emperor Frederick William II of the Court of Prussia seemed to be taking shape and, though Mozart took a trip to Berlin, nothing came of it. But fortunately, just at the end of the year, a new project was emerging as Mozart composed and begin to rehearse Così fan tutte. However there were no lack of masterpieces by the composer during 1789, most notably his stirring Clarinet Quintet.

And elsewhere in Europe? Haydn was still engaged by the Esterházy palace where he was composing his 92nd symphony, though it wouldn’t actually be heard until 1791 in Oxford, from where it gets its name. And in St Petersburg the Italian composer Cimarosa, who was there at the invitation of Catherine II, was presenting his opera Cleopatra.

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