Friday, January 27, beginning at 12 noon
Live from the Salzburg Festspielhaus, the Vienna Philharmonic in the Gala Mozart Birthday Concert conducted by Riccardo Muti; Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Renee Fleming, soprano; Thomas Hampson, baritone; Yuri Bashmet, viola; violinist to be announced. Hosted by Martin and Jeff Spurgeon.
Musical content for Part One:
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503
Scene and Rondo for soprano, "Ch'io mi scordi di te," K. 505
Concert aria for baritone, "Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo," K. 584
"Sinfonia Concertante" in E-Flat Major, K. 364
At approximately 2 pm, Lisa and Paul Bachman will co-host a special intermission, which is timed to coincide with the exact time of Mozart's birth. We'll hear more than 100 Salzburg churches ringing their bells for 7 minutes in his honor.
At approximately 2:30 pm, the Gala Mozart Birthday Concert resumes.
Musical content for Part Two:
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, "Haffner"
Motet, "Exsultate, Jubilate," K. 165
Duet, "La ci darem la mano," from Don Giovanni
Final chorus, "Heil sei euch, Geweihten," from The Magic Flute
Produced by WFMT, Chicago
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