Episode 14: 14014 Morphic Resonance
Composer Steve Rouse constructs unique and indelible sound worlds on his album MORPHIC RESONANCE. The album is a revue of Rouse’s chamber music from the last two decades and beyond, and the works feat...
17 Joulu 20201h 19min
Episode 13: 14013 Victoria: Requiem Mass
Tomás Luis de Victoria’s requiem mass for six voices, written in 1603 and published in 1605, is an absolute masterpiece from the Renaissance Period. It is one of a handful of large-scale works that en...
17 Joulu 202054min
Episode 125: 13125 Mozart: The 17 Church Sonatas
Mozart composed 17 Church Sonatas between 1772 and 1780. These church sonatas are short single-movement pieces that were performed during a celebration of the Mass between the Epistle and the Gospel. ...
17 Joulu 20201h 23min
Episode 124: 13124 Mozart: Ascanio in Alba, K. 111
Mozart’s “Ascanio in Alba” was commissioned by Empress Maria Theresa. Her son, who would be Emperor Joseph II (who is featured in the movie “Amadeus”) would remember Mozart very well 10 years later wh...
16 Joulu 20202h 43min
Episode 123: 13123 The Miracle Symphonies of Mozart
Although Mozart composed over 600 works, many of his compositions have not survived the 200 plus years of human history. Natural cataclysmic events can destroy much of man’s history, sadly, it is our...
16 Joulu 20201h 7min
Episode 121: 13121 Mozart: Mithridates, King of Pontus
Mithridates, King of Pontus is a 3-act opera composed by the 14-year-old Mozart while touring Italy in 1770. The opera was an instant success being performed 21 times. Most musicians in Italy were ve...
16 Joulu 20203h 9min
Episode 120: 13120 Mozart: The 4 Symphonies in D
Symphony No. 11 in D major, K. 84/73q, was at one time considered unquestionably to be the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Its status has, however, been challenged, and (as of 2008) remains uncertain...
16 Joulu 202052min
Episode 119: 13119 Mozart: Piano Concertos 1 - 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began learning how to compose piano and harpsichord concertos when he was 11 years old. Unlike his studies of the art of opera composition by other composers, his father, Leopo...
16 Joulu 20201h 5min
