Mozart in London The Mozartists & Ian Page

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, K. 16:
• 1 Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, K. 16: I. Allegro molto 05:39
• 2 Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, K. 16: II. Andante 04:57
• 3 Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, K. 16: III. Presto 01:33
• Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778): Judith: Aria:
• 4 Sleep gentle cherub 03:01
• 5 Aria: O torment great, too great to bear 03:46
• Artaxerxes: Act I: Air:
• 6 Amid a thousand racking Woes 04:47
• 7 O too lovely, too unkind 04:35
• Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782): Keyboard Concerto in D Major, Op. 1, No. 6, W. C54:
• 8 Keyboard Concerto in D Major, Op. 1, No. 6, W. C54: I. Allegro assai 04:44
• 9 Keyboard Concerto in D Major, Op. 1, No. 6, W. C54: II. Andante 03:31
• 10 Keyboard Concerto in D Major, Op. 1, No. 6, W. C54: III. Allegro moderato 02:54
• 11 Ezio, W. G3/19: Ezio, W. G3/19: Non so d'onde viene 08:26
• 12 Berenice, W. G2/16: Confusa, smarrita 05:56
• Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778): The Guardian Out-witted:
• 13 O Dolly, I part 02:35
• Egidio Duni (1708 - 1775): The Maid of the Mill, Act III:
• 14 To speak my mind of womankind 01:02
• Samuel Arnold (1740 - 1802): The Maid of the Mill, Act III:
• 15 Hist, hist! I hear my mother call 01:54
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Symphony No. 4 in D Major, K. 19:
• 16 Symphony No. 4 in D Major, K. 19: I. Allegro 02:18
• 17 Symphony No. 4 in D Major, K. 19: II. Andante 03:55
• 18 Symphony No. 4 in D Major, K. 19: III. Presto 02:49
• Giovanni Battista Pescetti (1704 - 1766): Ezio:
• 19 Caro mio bene, addio 09:02
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Symphony No. 4 in D Major, K. 19a:
• 20 Symphony No. 4 in D Major, K. 19a: I. Allegro assai 04:59
• 21 Symphony No. 4 in D Major, K. 19a: II. Andante 04:58
• 22 Symphony No. 4 in D Major, K. 19a: III. Presto 01:29
• Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782): Adriano in Siria, W. G6: Act II: Aria:
• 23 Adriano in Siria, W. G6: Act II: Aria: Ah, come mi balza il cor! 02:09
• 24 Adriano in Siria, W. G6: Act II: Aria: Deh lascia, o ciel pietoso 06:22
• 25 Adriano in Siria, W. G6: Act II: Aria: Cara, la dolce fiamma 08:50
• George Rush (1760 - 1785): The Capricious Lovers: Overture:
• 26 The Capricious Lovers: Overture: I. Allegro 02:16
• 27 The Capricious Lovers: Overture: II. Allegretto 00:56
• 28 The Capricious Lovers: Overture: III. Allegro 02:06
• 29 The Capricious Lovers, Act I: Thus laugh'd at, jilted and betray'd 02:37
• William Bates: Pharnaces:
• 30 In this I fear my latest breath 02:41
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791):
• 31 Va, dal furor portata, K. 21 06:14
• David Perez (1711 - 1778):
• 32 Se non ti moro a lato 09:28
• Carl Friedrich Abel (1723 - 1787): Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 6, WKO 18:
• 33 Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 6, WKO 18: I. Allegro 03:39
• 34 Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 6, WKO 18: II. Andante 05:28
• 35 Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 6, WKO 18: III. Presto 02:54
• Total Runtime 02:24:30

Info for Mozart in London

The Mozartists present an unprecedented survey of Mozart’s childhood stay in London from 1764-65. The wide-ranging programme includes Mozart’s remarkable first symphony (composed when he was eight years old), along with his two other London symphonies and his first concert aria. The repertoire also explores music that was being performed in London during Mozart’s stay, including works by J. C. Bach, Thomas Arne, Abel, Pescetti, Perez, George Rush and William Bates, many of which have not previously been recorded.

The album features an outstanding line-up of soloists comprising sopranos Ana Maria Labin, Anna Devin, Rebecca Bottone, Martene Grimson and Eleanor Dennis, mezzo- soprano Helen Sherman, tenors Ben Johnson and Robert Murray and harpsichordist Steven Devine. The album was recorded live during a weekend of performances at London’s Milton Court in February 2015 as part of the opening season of MOZART 250, and includes over a dozen world premiere recordings.

"This ingenious “musical exploration of Mozart’s childhood visit to London” interweaves three early symphonies and the concert aria K21 with music performed in the city during the family’s stay." (The Sunday Times)

"Vigorous vocal music by Thomas Arne, a dazzling harpsichord concerto from JC Bach, and a Carl Friedrich Abel symphony as tastily rich as a chocolate éclair" (The Times)

"Ian Page with his handpicked orchestra of around 20 players, is a dab hand at this sort of stuff." (Classic FM)

“Page draws lively and engaging performances from his orchestra, and the results certainly charm, whilst the programming ensures that there is much of interest as it illuminates musical life in 1760s London so wonderfully” (Planet Hugill)

The Mozartists
Ian Page, conductor

Ian Page
is the founder, conductor and artistic director of Classical Opera and The Mozartists. He began his musical education as a chorister at Westminster Abbey, and studied English Literature at the University of York before completing his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. At the start of his career he worked on the music staff at Scottish Opera, Opera Factory, Drottningholm and Glyndebourne, working with such conductors as Sir Alexander Gibson, Nicholas McGegan, Mark Wigglesworth, Ivor Bolton and Sir Charles Mackerras.

With Classical Opera he has conducted most of Mozart’s operas, including the world premières of the “original” version of Mitridate, re di Ponto and a new completion of Zaide, as well as the UK premières of Gluck’s La clemenza di Tito, Telemann’s Orpheus and Jommelli’s Il Vologeso, and the first new staging for 250 years of Johann Christian Bach’s Adriano in Siria. In 2009 he made his Royal Opera House début conducting Arne’s Artaxerxes at the Linbury Studio Theatre, and his studio recording of the work was released in 2011 on Linn Records.

He also devised and conducted Classical Opera’s recordings of ‘The A-Z of Mozart Opera’ (Signum Classics) and ‘Blessed Spirit – a Gluck retrospective’ (Wigmore Hall Live), both of which were selected for Gramophone magazine’s annual Critics’ Choice, and in 2012 he embarked on a new complete cycle of Mozart opera recordings with Classical Opera. He is the creator and driving force behind of MOZART 250, a ground-breaking 27-year journey through Mozart’s life, works and influences, and in 2017 founded The Mozartists to facilitate his ever-expanding concert work.

Ian is deeply committed to nurturing and championing outstanding young singers and players – for several years he was a professor at the Royal College of Music, and he has given masterclasses for the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme. He is also a passionate spokesman for classical music, opera and the arts, and has broadcast on BBC 4 and Sky Arts.

The Mozartists
were created in 2017 by conductor, Ian Page, as a natural extension of his pioneering work with internationally renowned opera company, Classical Opera.

Classical Opera is best known for its current series, Mozart 250, in which they perform each year the operas and music that Mozart and his contemporaries composed 250 years ago. Comprising many of today’s leading period instrumentalists, The Mozartists perform alongside some of the world’s most exciting young singers.

In this concert, The Mozartists present a wide- ranging selection of works by Haydn, including a piano trio, songs, duets and some of his most delightful folksong settings, interspersed with two dramatically charged A minor sonatas by Mozart and Koželuch, played on the fortepiano by Steven Devine.

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