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Mozart

View Cosi fan tutte Slide Show
View Cosi fan tutte Slide Show

In 2006, NEC joined the rest of the world in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Performances included a production of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte.

Follow links below to read descriptions of NEC Mozart concerts from the Mozart year and early 2007. As a visitor to NEC's Firestone Library of audio materials, you may listen to recordings of unique NEC performances, including most of these concerts.

works for orchestra, opera, other large ensembles

Cosi fan tutte (see slide show)
John Greer conducts NEC Opera production (March 11-12, 2006)

excerpts from The Marriage of Figaro
performed as part of Perkin Opera Scenes (October 10 & 17, 2006)

Requiem
John Page conducts the NEC Youth Chorale (May 25, 2006)

Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K.338
John Page conducts the NEC Sinfonietta (February 15, 2006)

Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K.425, "Linz"
Joseph Silverstein conducts the NEC Symphony Orchestra (February 8, 2006)

Overture from The Impresario
Jane Ezbicki conducts the NEC Youth Repertory Orchestra (June 3, 2006)

Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K.503
Ludovic Morlot conducts the NEC Sinfonietta with student soloist Yelena Beriyeva (April 5, 2006)

Sinfonia concertante, K.297b
Sinfonia concertante, K.364
NEC Chamber Orchestra with student soloists in oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn (March 1, 2006)
NEC Chamber Orchestra with student soloists in violin and viola (April 10, 2006)

Serenade in B-flat, K.361, "Gran Partita"
former Boston Symphony Orchestra horn player Richard Mackey leads students and fellow NEC faculty (February 28, 2006) / NEC Jordan Winds (October 26, 2006)

Serenade in E-flat Major, K.375
William Drury conducts the NEC Jordan Winds (March 2, 2006)

Serenade in C Minor, K.388
Charles Peltz conducts the NEC Wind Ensemble (October 12)

chamber music

Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, K.254
The Boston Trio (May 23, 2006)

Piano Trio No. 3 in B-flat Major, K.502 and String Quartet in D Major, K.575
student performersat NEC Chamber Music Gala (December 13, 2006)

Divertimento in E-flat Major, K.563
NEC strings faculty members Donald Weilerstein, violin; Kim Kashkashian, viola; and Laurence Lesser, cello (April 3, 2006)

slow movements from quartets K.387, 465, and 428, and K.387 in its entirety
Borromeo String Quartet (March 14, 2006)

String Quartet K.575
The Ariel Quartet (May 10, 2006)

Flute Quartet in D Major, K.285
performed by Paula Robison, Masuko Ushioda, Kim Kashkashian, Laurence Lesser (October 2, 2006)

Clarinet Quintet, K.581
Borromeo String Quartet with clarinetist Shirley Brill (May 4, 2006)

works for solo instruments

excerpts from The Magic Flute and Sonata in A Major, K.526
Boston Symphony Orchestra players Keisuke Wakao, oboe, and Richard Ranti, bassoon, joined by guest pianist Edmund Arkus (January 15, 2006)

works for violin and keyboard: K.304, 305, 359, 481, 526
violinist Joseph Silverstein and pianist Veronica Jochum of the NEC faculty (February 1, 2006)

Sonata in G Major, K.301
Artist Diploma violinist Susie Park with pianist Dina Vainshtein (April 13, 2006)

keyboard works
students of the NEC piano department (April 30, 2006)

keyboard works
an all Mozart program by Victor Rosenbaum of NEC's piano faculty (January 31, 2007)

Fantasia for Clockwork Organ, K. 608
(November 8, 2006)

talking about Mozart

Exclusive profile: NEC piano chair Bruce Brubaker talks about Mozart at NEC Today (May 2006)

Veronica Jochum's Mozart Music and Letters project (February 2, 2007)

more music from NEC

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