Watch a Full Work by Mozart (30 min)

Choose at least one (if not two or three, they are not long) and watch it in its entirety. You can also choose to watch Symphony 41 from the end of the the lesson ‘Mozart’s Music’, or you can watch one of the symphonies from the extra step: ‘Mozart’s Great Symphonies.’

Watch Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K 478 (25 min)

Performed by Alina Pogostkina, Violine / Veronika Hagen, Viola / Mischa Meyer, Cello / Jérôme Ducros, Piano.

Timing: 1. Allegro – 0:02 | 2. Andante – 10:58 | 3. Rondo. Allegro – 17:30

Watch Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 K.282, 16 K.545, & 8 K.310 (50 min)

This is an absolutely extraordinary performance by the legendary Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter. As he grew older, he wanted audiences to focus less on him and more on the music, so he often requested the lights in the auditorium be turned down. His approach to Mozart is revelatory. Please note that he leaves the stage after each sonata. You are welcome to listen only to two of the pieces if you do not have time for the full performance.

Timing: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, K. 282: 1. Allegro – 0:59 | 2. Menuetto I & II – 7:08 | 3. Allegro – 11:47 || Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545: 1. Allegro – 15:54 | 2. Andante – 20:45 | 3. Rondo. Allegro – 27:05 || Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310: 1. Allegro maestoso – 29:25 | 2. Andante cantabile con espressione – 38:26 | 3. Presto – 46:26

Watch Violin Concerto No. 4, K. 218 (25 min)

Performed by one of the great Mozart interpreters Pinchas Zukerman.

Timing: 1. Allegro – 0:54 | 2. Andante cantabile – 9:25 | 3. Rondeau (Andante grazioso – Allegro ma non troppo) – 17:34

Watch Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K.467 (32 min)

A historic performance in 1963 by two of the greatest 20th-century American musicians: pianist Rudolf Serkin and conductor Eugene Ormandy with the Vienna Philharmonic in Vienna. Ormandy normally conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra, but often traveled around the world to perform. It is a wonderfully energetic and lively performance. (Disregard the opening red curtain, btw.)

Watch Symphony No. 39, K.543 (30 min)

Performed by Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk.

Timing: 1. Adagio – Allegro – 0:32 | 2. Andante con moto – 10:40 | 3. Menuetto. Allegretto – 18:24 | 4. Finale. Allegro – 22:03