In part XII of the ‘Genius Music Friends’ series, about the common ground between Haydn and Mozart, we listen to the works that Mozart created which were commissioned by the Prussian king, after undertaking a long and expensive journey to Berlin. The king ordered six string quartets with a principal part for the cello, and six easy piano sonatas for his daughter. We will play excerpts from two of these quartets for you. The finale of the last quartet is based on a theme that Haydn used in a piano trio five years later. Compelling gypsy music that went down extremely well during Haydn’s triumphant tour in England. After that we will play Mozart’s Piano sonata KV 576 for you. Which was supposed to be easy, for a Prussian princess, but in practice is extremely difficult, partly due to the fresh influences from Bach’s music picked up in Leipzig.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in B-flat KV 589 part I Prazak Quartet
- Idem: part III Prazak Quartet
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String0 Quartet in F KV 590 part II Quartetto Italiano
- Idem: part IV Prazak Quartet
- Joseph Haydn: Piano trio no. 39 in G H XV:25 part III Trio Wanderer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano sonata in D KV 576 Maria João Pires, piano
