Episode 1: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: You might well have heard of Mozart – but did you know he had a really rude sense of humour? Or that he owned a pet starling? In the first episode, David meets one of the most famous composers of all time… and has a bit of a run in with a music professor.

Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150

Music from:

Mozart: The Magic Flute – Bayerischen Staatsoper/Wolfgang Sawallisch (Warner);

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – Collegium Vocale Gent, Concerto Köln/René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi);

Mozart: Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’ – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner (Warner);

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 – Murray Perahia, English Chamber Orchestra (Sony);

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto – Martin Fröst, Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Peter Oundjian (BIS);

Mozart: Eine kleine nachtmusik – Camerata Nordica/Terje Tønnesen (BIS);

Mozart: Piano Sonata No.11 ‘Alla turca’ – Fazil Say (Warner);

Wagner: Wedding March from Lohengrin – Bayreuth Festival/Andris Nelsons (Opus Arte);

Mozart: La finta semplice – Jeremy Ovenden, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Jonathan Cohen (Signum Classics);

Mozart: Don Giovanni – MusicAeterna/Teodor Currentzis (Sony);

Allegri: Miserere – Tenebrae/Nigel Short (Signum);

Mozart: Requiem – Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor/René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi)