Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) was born in Salzburg, Austria – and was baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.

This is something I first learned in 1984 and remembered ever since. Therefore I knew something Stephen Fry did not in the Christmas episode of Series B of QI.

Clemmie Burton-Hill! I love her very much. Before becoming a Radio 3 presenter, she was an actress – who even appeared in an episode of Midsomer Murders! It was the episode “Dead in the Water” – in which the five-time Olympic-gold winner Sir Steve Redgrave had a cameo appearance!

I am now listening to the Minguet Quartet perform the String Quartet № 14 in G major, KV 387, in “Lunchtime Concert”. The presenter Sarah Walker says this work is nicknamed “Spring” – but I have to say that though I have heard this work plenty of times this is the first time that I have heard this nickname associated with it.

I do know that Ludwig van Beethoven has a written a violin sonata nicknamed “Spring”, and that both Robert Schumann and Benjamin Britten have written symphonies called “Spring”.

Earlier this morning, I enjoyed listening to Symphony № 32 in G major, KV 318, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra being conducted by Charles Mackerras, in “Breakfast” with Martin Handley.

Alina Ibragimova (violin) and Cédric Tiberghien (piano) have just played Violin Sonata № 6 in A major, KV 12, in “Sunday Morning” with Sarah Walker. This very early Mozart work is supposed to include an ad-lib cello part, which is apparently dispensed with in this recording.

I have just enjoyed listening to Rondo in D major for piano (András Schiff) and orchestra (the Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg conducted by Sándor Végh), KV 382, in “Sunday Morning” with Sarah Walker. The ensemble is now known simply as the Camerata Salzburg, and the pianist is now Sir András Schiff.

I am now enjoying listening to Piano Concerto № 25 in C major, KV 503 (Imogen Cooper on piano with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Ben Gernon) in “Radio 3 in Concert” with Tom McKinney.

Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major for violin (Veronika Eberle), viola (Amihai Grosz) and orchestra (the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann), KV 364, in “Radio 3 in Concert” with Kate Molleson.

String Quintet № 4 in G minor, KV 516 (Timothy Ridout on viola with Quatuor Arod) in “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” with Sara Mohr-Pietsch (a repeat of last Monday’s live broadcast from the Wigmore Hall, London).

I have just listened to Horn Concerto № 3 in E-flat major, KV 447 (James Sommerville on horn with the CBC Vancouver Orchestra conducted by Mario Bernardi) in “Through the Night” with Catriona Young on my way to work on a route-N18 bus from Harrow & Wealdstone Station to Oxford Circus Station / Margaret Street.

Flute Quartet № 4 in A major, KV 298 (Kim Dae-Won on flute with Chun Yong-Woo on violin, Cho Myung-Hee on viola, and Chee Jin-Kyung on cello) in “Through the Night” with Catriona Young.