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The Mozart question / Michael Morpurgo ; The London Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Morpurgo, Michael.
- Series:
- Naxos Music Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish musicians--Juvenile fiction.
- Jewish musicians.
- Violin--Juvenile fiction.
- Violin.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Juvenile fiction.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile fiction.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Venice (Italy)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
- Venice (Italy).
- Orchestral music.
- Italy--Venice.
- Genre:
- Orchestral music.
- Sound recordings.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- [England] : London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd., 2012.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Children's author Michael Morpurgo sets his book The Mozart Question to the music of classical composers. Morpurgo narrates the story, while the London Philharmonic Orchestra performs the accompanying musical pieces. The story tells of a young journalist who goes to Venice, Italy, to interview a famous violinist .The violinist tells the story of his parents' incarceration by the Nazis, and explains why they can no longer listen to the music of Mozart. It tells of a small boy's discovery of his love for the violin and his parents' experiences in a concentration camp during World War II,
- Contents:
- Violin concerto: larghetto (4:56) / Beethoven
- The Mozart question: part 1 (5:43)
- The four seasons. summer: presto (2:39) / Vivaldi
- The Mozart question: part 2 (3:37)
- The Mozart question: part 3 (7:07)
- Violin sonata no. 1 in G minor: adagio (3:01) / Bach
- The Mozart question: part 4 (1:09)
- Serenade, K. 250: rondo in G (0:45) / Mozart
- The Mozart question: part 5 (5:15)
- The Mozart question: part 6 (9:11)
- Quartet for the end of time: liturgie de cristal (2:53) / Messiaen
- The Mozart question: part 7 (1:21)
- Walta: the blue danube (excerpt) (4:36) / J. Strauss
- The Mozart question: part 8 (3:09)
- Eine kleine nachtmusik: romanze: andante (2:02) / Mozart
- The Mozart question: part 9 (2:50)
- The four seasons. winter: allegro non molto (3:27) / Vivaldi
- The Mozart question: part 10 (4:33)
- Violin concerto no. 4 in D major: allegro (7:12) / Mozart.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Michael Morpurgo with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Jack Liebeck (violin).
- Notes:
- "Narrated by the author with music by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi, Strauss & Messiaen"--Container insert
- Recorded on 18 March 2012 at Abbey Road Studios, London..
- Hard copy version record.
- OCLC:
- 906570422
- Publisher Number:
- GBHZU1206701
- GBHZU1206702
- GBHZU1206703
- GBHZU1206704
- GBHZU1206705
- GBHZU1206706
- GBHZU1206707
- GBHZU1206708
- GBHZU1206709
- GBHZU1206710
- GBHZU1206711
- GBHZU1206712
- GBHZU1206713
- GBHZU1206714
- GBHZU1206715
- GBHZU1206716
- GBHZU1206717
- GBHZU1206718
- GBHZU1206719
- LPO-0067 LPO
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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