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It is known that Chopin's musical thoughts, during his last weeks of life, were pervaded by Mozart, and that the Requiem was performed at Chopin's funeral at La Madeleine in October 1849.

Personally, I've often found a special affinity, sometimes even formal, between the great Austrian master and the Polish - a natural revolutionary spirit, a wistfully tinged harmonic tension encased in elegant, soothing tempo structures.

Another great Sunday morning with The Odd Couple.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto K. 622 in A
Clarinet Quintet K. 581 in A

Benny Goodman, Clarinet
Budapest String Quartet
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch
RCA RD85275 (1956)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto K. 622 in A
Sinfonia Concertante K. 297b in E-Flat Major

Sabine Meyer, Clarinet; Diethelm Jonas, Oboe
Sergio Azzolini, Bassoon; Bruno Schneider, Horn
Staatskapelle Dresden
Hans Vonk
EMI 66949 (1990)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute and Harp Concerto K. 299 in C
Flute Concerto No. 1 K. 313 in G
Flute Concerto No. 2 K. 314 in D

Emmanuel Pahud, Flute
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Harp
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
EMI 5 57114-2 (1996)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 13 K. 415 in C
Piano Concerto No. 15 K. 450 in B-Flat

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Piano
NDR-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
Cord Garben
DGG 429 353-2 (1990)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 K. 453 in G Major
Piano Concerto No. 20 K. 466 in D Minor

Robert Levin, Piano
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood
L'Oiseau-Lyre455 607-2 (1996)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 K. 449 in E-Flat Major
Piano Concerto No. 26 K. 537 in D Major 'Coronation'

Maria João Pires, Piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
DGG 437 529-2 (1992)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 K. 453 in G Major
Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467 in C Major

Maria João Pires, Piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado
DGG 439 941-2 (1995)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 K. 466 in D Minor
Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467 in C Major

András Schiff, Piano
Camerata Academica Salzburg
Sándor Végh
Decca 430 510-2 (1989)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467 in C Major
Piano Concerto No. 27 K. 595 in B-Flat Major

Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Murray Perahia
Sony SK 46 485 (1990)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Piano Sonatas

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Philips 468 356-2 (1983/1987)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenata K. 361 in B-Flat 'Gran Partita'

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Philips 412 726-2 (1984)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenata K. 361 in B-Flat 'Gran Partita'

Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker
DGG 437 771-2 (1980)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 13 K. 333 in B-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 4 K. 282 in E-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 16 K. 545 in C Major
Piano Sonata No. 9 K. 310 in A Minor

Huguette Dreyfus, Fortepiano
Denon CO-77616 (1990)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata K. 454 in B-Flat Major
Violin Sonata K. 526 in A Major
Violin Sonata K. 547 in F Major

Sergiu Luca, Violin
Malcolm Bilson, Fortepiano
Nonesuch 79112-2 (1984)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 K. 219 in A Major
Symphony No. 41 K. 551 in C Major 'Jupiter'

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
DGG 429 314-2 (1976)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 K. 219 in A Major
Flute and Harp Concerto K. 299 in C

Jennifer Pike, Violin
Emily Beynon, Flute; Catherine Beynon, Harp
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Garry Walker
Thierry Fischer (K. 299)
BBC MM354 (2011)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 K. 216 in G Major
Violin Concerto No. 4 K. 218 in D Major
Violin Concerto No. 5 K. 219 in A Major

Camerata Academica Salzburg
Augustin Dumay
DGG 457 645-2 (1996)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Violin Concertos

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violin
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Jörg Faerber
EMI 7 63823 2 (1987)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 K. 425 in C Major 'Linz'
Symphony No. 40 K. 550 in G Minor

Staatskapelle Dresden
Colin Davis
Philips 422 398-2 (1988)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 30 K. 202 in D Major
Symphony No. 31 K. 297 in D Major 'Paris'
Symphony No. 32 K. 318 in G Major
Symphony No. 33 K. 319 in B-Flat

Staatskapelle Dresden
Colin Davis
Philips 432 977-2 (1991)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 K. 385 in D Major 'Haffner'
Symphony No. 38 K. 504 in D Major 'Prague'

Staatskapelle Dresden
Colin Davis
Philips 416 155-2 (1988)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29 K. 201 in A Major
Symphony No. 33 K. 319 in B-Flat
Symphony No. 34 K. 338 in C Major

Wiener Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti
Philips 462 906-2 (1998)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 K. 297 in D Major 'Paris'
Symphony No. 41 K. 551 in C Major 'Jupiter'

Wiener Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti
Philips 442 126-2 (1993)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
'Coronation' Mass K. 317 in C Major
Vesperae solennes de confessore K. 339

Joan Rodgers, Soprano; Elisabeth von Magnus, Mezzo-Soprano
Josef Protschka, Tenor; László Polgár, Bass
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 8 43535 (1986)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
'Great' Mass K. 427 in C Minor
Vesperae solennes de confessore K. 339

Kathleen Battle, Lella Cuberli, Soprano
Peter Seiffert, Tenor; Kurt Moll, Bass
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker
James Levine
DGG 423 664-2 (1986)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem K. 626 in D Minor

Lynne Dawson, Soprano; Jard van Nes, Contralto
Keith Lewis, Tenor; Simon Estes, Bass
Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini
Sony SMK60025 (1989)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem K. 626 in D Minor

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Soprano; Helga Müller-Molinari, Contralto
Vinson Cole, Tenor; Paata Burchuladze, Bass
Wiener Singverein
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
DGG 419 610-2 (1986)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor
Carl Loewe
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major

Mari Kodama, Piano
Russian National Orchestra
Kent Nagano
Pentatone 5186026 (2004)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Sergej Rachmaninov
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 36 in B Minor

Hélène Grimaud, Piano
DGG 477 5325 (2005)
Frédéric Chopin
Ballades
Scherzo No. 4 Op. 54 in E
Berceuse Op. 57 in D-Flat Major
Barcarolle Op. 60 in F-Sharp Major

Evgeny Kissin, Piano
RCA 09026 63259 2 (1998)
Frédéric Chopin
Ballades
Fantaisie Op. 49 in F Minor
Berceuse Op. 57 in D-Flat Major

Michaël Levinas, Piano
Ades 14.076-2 (1985)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 in C-Sharp Minor
Fantaisie Op. 49 in F Minor
Berceuse Op. 57 in D-Flat Major

Maria João Pires, Piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Emmanuel Krivine
DGG 457 585-2 (1998)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor
Préludes Op. 28

Maria João Pires, Piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
André Previn
DGG 437 817-2 (1992)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Martha Argerich, Piano
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit
EMI 5 56798 2 (Re-issued by Musicom) (1998)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Lang Lang, Piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta
DGG 477 7982 (2008)
Frédéric Chopin
Etudes Op. 10
Etudes Op. 25

Maurizio Pollini, Piano
DGG 413 794-2 (1972)
Frédéric Chopin
10 Mazurkas
Prélude Op. 45 in C-Sharp Minor
Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 in G Minor
Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31 in B-Flat Minor

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Piano
DGG 413 449-2 (1972)
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturnes

Maria João Pires, Piano
DGG 447 096-2 (1996)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor
14 Waltzes

Maria João Pires, Piano
Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Armin Jordan
Erato 3984 21089-2 (1977-1984)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Jorge Bolet, Piano
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit
Decca 425 859-2 (1989)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Bella Davidovich, Piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Neville Marriner
Decca 468 117-2 (1980)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Krystian Zimerman, Piano
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Carlo Maria Giulini
DGG 415 970-2 (1979)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Polish Festival Orchestra
Krystian Zimerman
DGG 459 684-2 (1999)
Frédéric Chopin
Préludes Op. 28
Prélude Op. 45 in C-Sharp Minor
Prélude in A-Flat Major
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 19 in G-Sharp Minor

Beatrice Rana, Piano
ATMA Classique 2614 (2012)
Frédéric Chopin
Scherzos
Polonaise Op. 61 in A-Flat Major

Claudio Arrau, Piano
Philips 412 610-2 (1984)
Frédéric Chopin
Préludes Op. 28
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Polonaise Op. 53 in A-Flat

Evgeny Kissin, Piano
RCA 09026 63535 2 (1999)
Frédéric Chopin
Ballades
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor

Andrei Gavrilov, Piano
EMI 7 47344 2 (1985)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Préludes Op. 28
Nocturnes Op. Nos. 2 in E-Flat & 3 in B

Anna Kravtchenko, Piano
Decca 476 3120 (2005)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Scherzos

Simon Trpčeski, Piano
EMI 3 75586 2 (2006)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Selected Nocturnes, Mazurkas, Waltzes
Ballade No. 3 Op. 47 in A-Flat Major

Sergej Rachmaninov, Piano
RCA 09026 62533 2 (1919/1935)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 58 in B Minor
12 Mazurkas

Evgeny Kissin, Piano
RCA 09026 62542 2 (1993)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 58 in B Minor

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Philips 420 949-2 (1988)
Frédéric Chopin
14 Waltzes
7 Mazurkas

Jean-Marc Luisada, Piano
RCA 88875028062 (2013)
Frédéric Chopin
Ballades
Scherzos
14 Waltzes
4 Impromptus

Samson François, Piano
EMI 7 62569 2 (1963)
Frédéric Chopin
Cello Sonata Op. 65 in G Minor
Sergej Rachmaninov
Cello Sonata Op. 19 in G Minor
and Cello Sonatas by
Gabriel Fauré and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Paul Tortelier, Cello
Aldo Ciccolini, Eric Heidsieck, Maria de la Pau, Piano
EMI 5 74333 2 (1968)
Frédéric Chopin
4 Mazurkas Op. 24
Joaquín Turina
5 Danzas Gitanas, Series 2 Op. 84
Franz Schubert
Fantasia D. 940 in F Minor
Johannes Brahms
4 Hungarian Dances

Katarina & Vladimir Krpan, Piano
Nemini Similis SC9605 (1995)


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BONUS:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 K. 482 in E-Flat Major
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 Op. 98 in E Minor

Barry Douglas, Piano
Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Yuri Temirkanov
RAI Digital Archives – Venice, 4 May 2002
MUST-HAVE (mainly for the Douglas)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 K. 425 in C Major ‘Linz’
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Franz Schubert
Rondo D. 438 in A Major for Violin and Orchestra

Thomas Zehetmair, Violin
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Alan Gilbert
RAI Digital Archives – Ferrara, 30 October 2002


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