Radio 3: Mozart marathon

[User169]

Anyone been listening to Radio 3's run through the entire Mozart oeuvre?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/12/radio-3-mozart-season-bbc

Much as I like Wolfgang Amadeus, 12 days non-stop seems a bit OTT.

He did write some pretty pedestrian stuff and, whilst amusing, I'm not entirely sure that pieces for tuned beer glasses add a great deal. If nothing else though, it does demonstrate the astonishing volume of stuff he wrote.

Anyhow, you can't doubt the genius...


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC-TSmgJ5YY&feature=related




View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWxtMYLfuA4&feature=related


Same piece, but somewhat different performances.

 

[Fiona N]

Must admit I got bored and got out some Haydn


I joke - I got out some Bach to remind me what real music sounds like. I realised I enjoy Mozart in very small amounts for the most part.

 

[Globalti]

Gone Chopin, Bach in a minuet; Offenbach sooner.

 

[Over The Hill]

Yes it started in 1969 I think!

 

[ASC1951]

Anyone been listening to Radio 3's run through the entire Mozart oeuvre?

Much as I like Wolfgang Amadeus, 12 days non-stop seems a bit OTT.

Same here. But I did listen to a lot of the 'Every Note of Johann Sebastian' that they did a couple of years ago - there was less of it and I like it more. Some Mozart is a bit modern for me.