Genius music friends, part XVII. 3 September 2019, 8 p.m.
Haydn and Mozart both love beautiful young diva Nancy Storace. It turns out, she is the daughter of the bassist who gave Mozart his composition lessons. And so his very first symphony came about. We will hear the intimidating andante.
Because of her numerous performances, Nancy Storace’s voice was affected and she was not allowed to sing for five months. Her return to the stage was celebrated with a cantata, needless to say it was a co-production by Salieri and Mozart. Inspired by Nancy’s voice, Haydn composed a beautiful cantata, which is brilliantly performed by Arleen Auger. In turn, Mozart wrote a tailor-made role for Nancy in his opera hit ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’. When Nancy left Vienna, Mozart composed a concert aria for her with a piano solo for himself; a unique piece of work, passionately performed by Joyce DiDonato and pianist Alexandre Tharaud.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony nr. 1 in E flat major KV 16
Andante
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
- Joseph Haydn: Cantate ‘Miseri noi, misera patria’ Hob. XXIVa:7
Arleen Auger, soprano
Handel&Haydn Society
Christopher Hogwood
- Salieri/Mozart/Cornetti: ‘Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia’, (KV 477a)
Dagmar Williams, soprano
Prague Symphony orchestra
Christian Benda
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouverture tot ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ KV 492
Prague Symphony orchestra
Christian Benda
- 5 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: from ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ KV 492
- Terzetto by the count, countess and Susanna: ‘Susanna, or via sortite’
- Duet by Susanna and Cherubino: ‘Aprite, presto, aprite’
Count: Ferruccio Furlanetto
Countess: Julia Varady
Susanna: Helen Donath
Cherubino: Marilyn Schmiege
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
- Aria by Susanna: ‘Deh vieni, non tardar’
Patricia Petitbon, soprano
Concerto Köln
Daniel Harding
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concert aria: ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te? KV 505
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Les Violons du Roi
Bernard Labadie
