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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Franz Xaver Mozart with insights from Professor Cliff Eisen.

Donald Macleod takes a tour of the life of Franz Xaver Mozart, son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with guest Professor Cliff Eisen. Music featured: Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 14 (excerpt) Das Finden, Op 27 No 2 (Drei Deutsche Lieder) Variations on a Minuet from W. A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op 2 Piano Quartet in G minor Op 1 Variation 28 for Anton Diabelli’s Waltz Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 14 (Allegro maestoso) Rondo in F, Op 4 (excerpt) Nein! (Sechs Lieder, No 3) Violin Sonata in B flat, Op 7 Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 14 (Adagio) Polonaise mélancolique No 5 in F minor, Op 17 Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 14 (Allegretto) Violin Sonata in F, Op 15 (excerpt) Sinfonia in D Das liebende Mädchen (Sechs Lieder, No 1) An spröde Schönen (Sechs Lieder, No 2) Piano Sonata in G Violin Sonata in F, Op 15 (Polonaise) In der Väter Hallen ruht, Op 12 Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat, Op 25 (excerpt) Variations on a Theme of an Ukrainian Folk Song, Op 18 An Emma, Op 24 Grand Sonata for piano and cello in E, Op 19 Polonaise mélancolique, Op 22 No 1 (Risoluto) Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat, Op 25 (Allegro con brio) Engel Gottes künden Rondo in E minor Polonaise mélancolique, Op 22 No 2-4 An den…

People in this episode

Hosts: Donald Macleod, Luke Whitlock

Guest: Professor Cliff Eisen

Topics covered

• Franz Xaver Mozart
• classical music
• music history

Keywords

• Piano Concerto
• Violin Sonata
• classical compositions

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 14, Piano Quartet in G minor Op 1, Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat, Op 25

Books & works: Piano Concerto No 1, Don Giovanni, Waltz Piano Concerto No 1, Sinfonia in D Das liebende Mädchen, Variations on a Theme of an Ukrainian Folk Song, An Emma, Grand Sonata for piano and cello, An den Abendstern, Composer of the Week

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