Mozart - A Gala for the Weber Sisters

On March 23, 1783, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave a successful concert at Vienna's Burgtheater that he dedicated to two sopranos: Aloysia and Josepha Weber, the sisters of his wife Constanze.

On March 23, 1783, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave a successful concert at Vienna's Burgtheater that he dedicated to two sopranos: Aloysia and Josepha Weber, the sisters of his wife Constanze. The concert's program would be considered odd by today's standards. The composer's Symphony No. 35 was broken up and interspersed with other compositions, such as concertos, arias, and works for solo piano. Nearly two and a half centuries later, French soprano Sabine Devieilhe, conductor Rapha?l Pichon and his Ensemble Pygmalion bring a wonderful concert inspired by that remarkable event. The program includes: "Allegro con spirito" of Symphony No. 35, also known as the Haffner Symphony; 'Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio', KV 418; 'Schon lacht der holde Fruhling', KV 580; Trio of "Die Schlittenfahrt" No. 3, KV 605; Deutscher Tanz No. 6, KV 571; "Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" from Mozart's opera Die Zauberflote; "Finale: Presto" of Symphony No. 35; 'Nehmt meinen Dank', KV 383; and 'Dans un bois solitaire et sombre', KV 308. This performance was recorded at Th?atre Imp?rial de Compi?gne, in Compi?gne, France.