Mozart in Prague (with Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488) | Mozart on Tour - Episode 10
Documentary about Mozart in Prague, "Mozart's success with Da Ponte" followed by the perfomance at the Rittersaal of the Palais Waldstein, Prague (1991) Zoltán Kocsis - soloist Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor Prague Chamber Orchestra Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 29:34 Allegro 39:35 Adagio 45:46 Allegro assai Mozart was invited to Prague to conduct his "Marriage Of Figaro", an opera that had been more controversial than successful at its Viennese premiere. The composition took the Czech capital completely by storm and resulted in the commission for "Don Giovanni", to another libretto by that prolific, one-of-a kind wordsmith, Lorenzo da Ponte, who was so facile that he batted out inspired words for Mozart's immortal music while simultaneously working on two libretti for other comporsers. Everything about the concerto K. 488 is operatic in approach and execution - from the grand drama of the opening bars to the sublime, vocal lyricism of the central movement, to the soaring melody of the finale. In this performance, Hungarian pianist Zoltán Kocsis joins Czech conductor Jiří Bělohlávek and the Prague Chamber Orchestra in the great haal of Waldstein in Prague. Watch other Mozart On Tour's episodes: goo.gl/XkXVvz Subscribe to EuroArts: goo.gl/jrui3M
