THE TOP 10 & SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS YOUR 100 FAVOURITE MOZART MOMENTS AS VOTED BY LISTENERS OF ABC CLASSIC FM

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1 THE TOP 10 & SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS YOUR 100 FAVOURITE MOZART MOMENTS AS VOTED BY LISTENERS OF ABC CLASSIC FM

2 What is the one moment of Mozart s music you cannot live without? The Classic 100 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is probably the best-known and best-loved composer in history. In less than 36 years, this musical genius produced more than 600 pieces of music, from simple but charming pieces children learn in their first piano lessons, to the full splendour of the opera stage. It s some of the finest music ever written, and from the enthusiastic response from thousands of ABC Classic FM listeners, it s music that holds a special place in the hearts of music lovers around Australia. Throughout 2006, the world celebrated the 250th anniversary of Mozart s birth. The Classic 100 Mozart survey was an opportunity for listeners to make a personal response to this monumental event. Their comments revealed how passionately they value Mozart s music, how deeply it has touched their lives and how exalted it makes them feel. Perhaps paradoxically, it seems to be the slower movements the adagios, the andantes, the larghettos that have uplifted people the most. For example, for every single piano concerto that features in the top 100, the slow movement was singled out as being of special significance. And of course, the number one choice, the Adagio from the Clarinet Concerto, is also a slow movement. But for Mozart, a slower tempo is first and foremost a vehicle for beauty, and the examples in this collection offer the listener a journey into a still point of transcendent delight. Of course, Mozart can also sparkle, and our listeners have not neglected such gems as the Alleluja from his motet Exsultate, jubilate and the Rondo alla turca. It s one of the wonders of Mozart, that there is music to match our every mood: music of infectious joy, music of pure energy, music of jubilant solemnity, of aching sorrow, of high drama. It is therefore no surprise that his music has been snapped up by other media, especially for television advertising and for film. (Indeed, the C major piano concerto KV467 has come to be known as the Elvira Madigan as a result of the way its slow movement featured in the 1967 Swedish film of that name.) It s probably in the realm of opera that Mozart s talent for expressing the full range of our human emotions is most evident. The survey results reflect this, with 30 of the Classic 100 Mozart moments coming from his operas. But perhaps the supreme example of Mozart s genius in writing for the human voice is his awe-inspiring Requiem, of which almost every movement features in the Classic 100 Mozart. Size isn t everything, however, and the number two position in the survey belongs to the miniature masterpiece Ave verum Corpus, a work of absolute simplicity and purity. When ABC Classic FM announced the Classic 100 Mozart, there were concerns that a single-composer survey would be too narrow a field. Would there be 100 different moments of Mozart among our listeners favourites? The results proved there were that many and more, and this collection demonstrates not only the extraordinary breadth and depth of Mozart s music, but also its beauty and humanity. His music has become an intimate part of our lives, so intimate that we could not imagine living without it. John Crawford Manager, ABC Classic FM 2 3

3 TRACK RANK WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV622: II. Adagio 6 21 Craig Hill basset clarinet, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer artistic director 2 2 Ave verum Corpus (Hail, true Body), KV Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker conductor 3 3 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, KV467 Elvira Madigan : II. Andante 6 53 Vera Kameneva piano, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood conductor 4 4 Così fan tutte, KV588: Soave sia il vento (Gentle be the breeze) 2 37 Amanda Thane soprano (Fiordiligi), Fiona Janes soprano (Dorabella), David Brennan bass (Don Alfonso), Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi conductor 5 5 Requiem in D minor, KV626 (Süssmayr completion): Lacrimosa 3 09 Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker conductor 6 6 Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn Vespers of a Confessor), KV339: Laudate Dominum (Praise the Lord) 5 10 Kiri Te Kanawa soprano, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Colin Davis conductor 7 7 The Magic Flute, KV620: Der Hölle Rache (Queen of the Night Aria: The vengeance of hell) 2 55 Cyndia Sieden soprano (Queen of the Night), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer artistic director 8 8 Serenade in B-flat major, KV361 (370a) Gran partita : III. Adagio 5 43 Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen conductor TRACK RANK 9 9 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, KV488: II. Adagio 7 30 Simon Tedeschi piano, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Briger conductor 0 10 Exsultate, jubilate, KV165 (158a): Alleluja 2 29 Shu-Cheen Yu soprano, The Queensland Orchestra, Brett Kelly conductor! 12 The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Overture 4 13 Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer artistic 14 Piano Sonata in A major, KV331 (300i): III. Alla turca: Allegretto 3 48 Gerard Willems Stuart & Sons piano 19 Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV550: I. Molto allegro 7 26 Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti director $ 20 Requiem in D minor, KV626 (Süssmayr completion): Dies irae 1 41 Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker conductor % 39 The Magic Flute, KV620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Birdcatcher s Song: I m the birdcatcher, yes indeed!) 2 48 Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone (Papageno), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner conductor ^ 62 Piano Sonata in A major, KV331 (300i): I. Theme: Andante grazioso 1 34 Roger Woodward piano & 48 The Magic Flute, KV620: Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen (Men who feel love) 3 07 Isobel Buchanan soprano (Pamina), John Pringle baritone (Papageno), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor * 99 The Abduction from the Seraglio, KV384: O, wie will ich triumphieren (Oh, what a victory I shall have!) 4 12 Conal Coad bass (Osmin), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Dobbs Franks conductor Total Playing Time

4 The Classic 100 Mozart Complete List 1 Clarinet Concerto, KV622: II. Adagio 2 Ave verum Corpus, KV618 3 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, KV467 Elvira Madigan : II. Andante 4 Così fan tutte, KV588: Soave sia il vento 5 Requiem, KV626: Lacrimosa 6 Vesperae solennes de confessore, KV339: Laudate Dominum 7 The Magic Flute, KV620: Der Hölle Rache 8 Gran partita, KV361: III. Adagio 9 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, KV488: II. Adagio 10 Exsultate, jubilate, KV165 (158a): Alleluja 11 Clarinet Concerto, KV622: 12 The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Overture 13 Zaide, KV344: Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben 14 Piano Sonata in A major, KV331: III. Alla turca: Allegretto 15 Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola, KV364: II. Andante 16 Concerto for flute and harp, KV299: II. Andantino 17 Clarinet Concerto, KV622: III. Rondo: Allegro 18 Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV525: 19 Symphony No. 40, KV550: I. Molto allegro 20 Requiem, KV626: Dies irae 21 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, KV467 Elvira Madigan : maestoso 22 Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV466: II. Romance 23 Clarinet Quintet, KV581: II. Larghetto 24 The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Dove sono i bei momenti 25 Requiem, KV626: Introitus (Requiem aeternam) 26 Symphony No. 41, KV551 Jupiter : IV. Molto allegro 27 The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Voi, che sapete 28 Horn Concerto in E-flat major, KV495 No. 4 : III. Rondo: Allegro vivace 29 Don Giovanni, KV527: Là ci darem la mano 30 The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Act IV Finale 31 Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV525: IV. Rondo: Allegro 32 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, KV216: II. Adagio 33 Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV525: II. Romanze: Andante 34 Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola, KV364: maestoso 35 Twelve Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman, KV The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Sull aria (Letter Duet) 37 Idomeneo, KV366: Andrò ramingo e solo 38 Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV466: 39 The Magic Flute, KV620: Birdcatcher s Song 40 The Magic Flute, KV620: Pa-pa-pa-geno 41 The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Porgi, amor 42 Concerto for flute and harp, KV299: 43 Requiem, KV626: Confutatis 44 Symphony No. 25, KV183: con brio 45 Symphony No. 40, KV550: IV. Allegro assai 46 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, KV488: II assai 47 Don Giovanni, KV527: The Statue Comes to Dinner 48 The Magic Flute, KV620: Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen 49 Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, KV595: II 50 The Magic Flute, KV620: In diesen heil gen Hallen 51 Clarinet Quintet, KV581: 52 Concerto for flute and harp, KV299: III. Rondeau: Allegro 53 Piano Sonata in C major, KV545: 54 The Magic Flute, KV620: Overture 55 Rondo in D major for piano and orchestra, KV Requiem, KV626: Kyrie 57 Requiem, KV626: Agnus Dei 58 Concerto for two pianos in E-flat major, KV365: III. Rondeaux: Allegro 59 Requiem, KV626: Tuba mirum 60 Don Giovanni, KV527: Overture 61 Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola, KV364: III. Presto 62 Piano Sonata in A major, KV331: I. Theme: Andante grazioso 63 Mass in C major, KV317 Coronation : Agnus Dei 64 Gran partita, KV361: I. Largo Allegro molto 65 Requiem, KV626: Rex tremendae 66 The Magic Flute, KV620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön 67 Sonata for two pianos in D major, KV448: II. Andante 68 Requiem, KV626: Benedictus 69 Requiem, KV626: Communio (Lux aeterna) 70 Don Giovanni, KV527: Catalogue Aria 71 Requiem, KV626: Domine Jesu Christe 72 The Magic Flute, KV620: O Isis und Osiris 73 Fantasia in D minor, KV Il rè pastore, KV208: L amerò, sarò costante 75 Mass in C minor, KV427 Great : Credo in unum Deum 76 Andante in C major for flute and orchestra, KV Clarinet Quintet, KV581: IV. Allegretto con variazioni 78 Don Giovanni, KV527: Serenade: Deh, vieni alla finestra 79 The Marriage of Figaro, KV492: Non più andrai 80 Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, KV595: II. Larghetto 6 7

5 81 Symphony No. 41, KV551 Jupiter : vivace 82 Gran partita, KV361: V. Romanze: Adagio 83 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, KV488: 84 Don Giovanni, KV527: Il mio tesoro intanto 85 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, KV216: 86 Piano Sonata in C major, KV545: II. Andante 87 Mass in C minor, KV427 Great : Et incarnatus est 88 Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, KV491: II. Larghetto 89 Mass in C minor, KV427 Great : Kyrie 90 The Magic Flute, KV620: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen 91 Rondo in A minor for piano, KV Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat major, KV450: II. Andante 93 The Abduction from the Seraglio, KV384: Overture 94 Don Giovanni, KV527: Finch han dal vino (Champagne Aria) 95 The Magic Flute, KV620: Ach, ich fühl s 96 Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV453: III. Allegretto 97 Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat major, KV450: II 98 Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV453: II. Andante 99 The Abduction from the Seraglio, KV384: O, wie will ich triumphieren 100 Adagio in B minor for piano, KV540 Executive Producers Robert Patterson, Lyle Chan Mastering Virginia Read Editorial and Production Manager Hilary Shrubb Publications Editor Natalie Shea Booklet Design Imagecorp Pty Ltd Cover Photo Bust of Mozart, erected in 1877 on the Kapuzinerberg, Vienna John van Hasselt/Corbis For ABC Classic FM Head National Networks Kate Dundas Program Manager John Crawford Marketing Manager Joseph Hocking ABC Classics thanks Alexandra Alewood, Melissa Kennedy (ABC Classics), Joseph Hocking, John Crawford, Kate Dundas (ABC Classic FM), Cyrus Meher-Homji, Elizabeth Rennie, Kate Hudspeth, Prithi Dey (Universal Music Australia), ABC Archives & Library Services, Sound and Reference Library ABC Ultimo.! was recorded live at the Classic 100 Mozart concert in City Recital Hall Angel Place on 22 November , 8 Licensed from Universal Music Australia. & 1978, * 1990, , ^ 1998, 1999, 2, , 1, 7, % 2003, ,! 2005, 5, 9, $ 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation, , Universal International Music BV Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Universal Music Group, under exclusive licence. Made in Australia. All rights of the owner of copyright reserved. Any copying, renting, lending, diffusion, public performance or broadcast of this record without the authority of the copyright owner is prohibited. ALSO AVAILABLE The Classic 100 Mozart Complete on 8 CDs

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