Letters & Music (in German)
'What pleases me most of all is the silent applause!'

Original Works and Arrangements:

Mozart
From The Magic Flute, KV 620: Overture, Duet No. 7 & Aria No. 17
From Clarinet Concerto, KV 622: 3rd Movement
From Variations for Piano on “Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding auf der Welt”, KV 613

Mozart & Leopold Hofmann
From Winterlieder (Vienna 1791) & Frühlingslieder (Vienna 1791)

Mozart & Anonymus
Duet “Nun, liebes Weibchen, ziehst mit mir” KV Anh. A 64 (formerly KV 625)

Ludwig van Beethoven
From Variations for Violoncello and Piano on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46

Do Mozart’s letters reveal anything about The Magic Flute? What did contemporaries say about Emanuel Schikaneder and his troupe? In this programme, with the unusual combination of bassoon and voice interacting with Mozart’s own fortepiano, letters, documents and music offer some amusing insights into the last year of Mozart’s life. Besides works by Mozart some rarely played compositions by his Viennese colleagues can also be heard. 

Concept: Ulrich Leisinger

In German

'Letters & Music' in English: #43 on Jan. 31, 5 p.m.