When Mozart was writing his Symphony Number 29 in 1774, Australia was pretty much as it had been for the previous 40,000 years. Westerners wouldn't start arriving for another decade or more. Much has changed in the intervening centuries. Today, Australia is a thoroughly modern nation with a thriving arts scene. On today's show, we'll hear Richard Tognetti lead the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Mozart's 29th symphony, from a recent concert in Melbourne.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Christian Bach: Overture in D ("La Calamita")
The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
Johann Sebastian Bach: Largo from Violin Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff
Bela Bartok National Concert Hall, Budapest, Hungary
Johann Sebastian Bach: Gigue from Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein
Cultural Centre, Hong Kong, China
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus No. 9 from "The Art of the Fugue"
The New Century Saxophone Quartet
Kaul Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B-flat, K. 454
Violinist Pinchas Zukerman and pianist Marc Neikrug
92nd Street Y, New York City
Josef Suk: "Un Poco Triste"
Violinist Pinchas Zukerman and pianist Marc Neikrug
92nd Street Y, New York City
Bela Bartok: First Movement from Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Hour 2
John Williams Percy: "Molly on the Shore"
The Boston Pops Orchestra with conductor John Williams
Grainger
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049
Musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Rose Theater, New York City
Anonymous: Modulatio
Viola da gambists Erin Headley and Anne-Marie Lasla and organist Kristian Bezuidenhout
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201
The Australian Chamber Orchestra with conductor Richard Tognetti
Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Giovanni Kapsberger: Toccata Arpeggiata
Guitarist Gareth Koch
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Unknown: "Rumba Fantasie"
Saffire
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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