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As Jay tells us at the beginning, he has been reviewing from two summer festivals: the Mostly Mozart Festival (New York) and the Salzburg Festival, in Mozart’s hometown. He discusses and plays a variety of music performed at these festivals: Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Enescu – and Mozart, for sure.

Tracks played:

Mozart, Overture to “The Magic Flute”

Mendelssohn, “Variations sérieuses”

Beethoven, Violin Concerto

Enescu, Octet

Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K. 595

Handel, “Tornami a vagheggiar,” from “Alcina”

Handel, “Verdi prati,” from “Alcina”

Haydn, Symphony No. 88