WNYC’s Mozart 250 takes you inside the life, times, and creative force of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Listen to Evening Music and Soundcheck during this special week of programming to hear your favorite pieces, gain insight into the man behind the music, and on Friday January 27 at 8PM join us for a live Mozart Birthday Broadcast with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic from Carnegie Hall, hosted by WNYC’s Margaret Juntwait and John Schaefer.

» Schedule and Evening Music Playlists

Mozart 250 Special Features:

Monday through Friday at 2PM, Soundcheck will explore an aspect of Mozart's music or life.

All week long, Evening Music kicks off at 7PM with some of Mozart's most beloved compositions.

At 8PM, Fred Child of NPR’s Performance Today presents a performance from Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace, in celebration of the anniversary.

At 9PM, Jane Glover, acclaimed conductor and author of Mozart’s Women, examines the profound effect women had on his life and work, and we hear some of his stunning creations for the female musicians he loved.

Fred Plotkin, author of Classical Music 101 and Opera 101, joins us at 10PM to put some of Mozart’s most pivotal compositions in the context of his colorful life and travels.

Listen past midnight, as Overnight Music presents the pinnacle of Mozart’s operatic achievement with great recordings of The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, and The Magic Flute.

Mozart 250 Schedule and Evening Music Playlists:

Sunday, January 22 at 8PM on 93.9 FM
Evening Music with David Garland

8PM
Marriage of Figaro: Overture, K.492
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Sony 46267
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8:05PM
Symphony No.1 in E-flat, K. 16
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
Telarc 80256
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8:22PM
Horn Concerto No.1 in D, K.412
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Teldec 80256

8:33PM
"Mozart new-look"
Jean Francaix
Mainz Wind Ensemble
Klaus Rainer Scholl, conductor
Wergo 41272
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8:37PM
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478
Christian Zacharias, piano
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Tabea Zimmermann, viola
Tilmann Wick, cello
EMI Classics
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9:04PM
Piano Sonata Four Hands in D, K. 381
Ingrid Haebler & Ludwig Hoffman, pianos
Philips 22516
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9:22PM
Three German Dances, K605
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Philips 454026

9:31PM
Variations on Mozart’s ‘Ein Madchen oder Weibchen’, Op. 66
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mischa Maisky, cello
Martha Argerich, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 453748
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9:42PM
Six Airs from Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute,’ Op. 19
Fernando Sor
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
Angel 66578
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9:53PM
Adagio for Winds in B-flat, K. 411
Thurston Clarinet Quartet
ASV 2095

Monday, January 23 at 7PM on 93.9 FM
Evening Music with Margaret Juntwait

7:00PM
Marriage of Figaro: "Non piu andrai"
Wolfgang Schulz, flute
Hansjorg Schellenberger, oboe
Deutsche Grammophon 423611

7:02PM
Ave Verum corpus, K.618
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Stockholm Chamber Choir
Swedish Radio Choir
Angel 69748
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7:05PM
Minuet in D, K. 355
Andrew Rangell, piano
Dorian 93194
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7:10PM
Concerto for flute, harp & orchestra in C major, K. 299 (K. 297c)
Academny of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Irena Grafenauer, flute
Maria Graf, harp
Philips 422674
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7:39PM
"Nannerl's Notebook": Excerpts
Lera Auerbach, pianist
Lyric Records 103
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7:50PM
Divertimento in B-flat, K.270
Ensemble Zefiro
Astree/Naive 8529
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8:23PM
Lacrymosa, from Requiem Franz Liszt
Vittorio Bresciani, piano
Dynamic 108
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8:28PM
Serenade in G. K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Philips 416386
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8:46PM
"Five Minutes on the Life of W.A. Mozart"
Alexander Raskatov, composer
Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer, violin
Andrei Pushkarev, percussion
Nonesuch 79633
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8:53PM
Piano Sonata No.1 in C, K.279
Glenn Gould, piano
CBS/Sony 52627
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9:06PM
"Vorrei spiegarvi, Oh Dio!" K.418
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Christine Schafer, soprano
Deutsche Gramophon 457582
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9:16PM
Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Karita Mattila, soprano
Sara Mingardo, mezzo-soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Swedish Radio Choir
Deutsche Gramophon 463181
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10:07PM
Mitridate: "Al destin che la minaccia," K. 87 Les talens lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor
Natalie Dessay, soprano
Decca 460772
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10:18PM
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K.457
Maria Joao Pires, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 429739
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10:39PM
Serenade No.6 in D, K.239, "Serenata notturna"
Eva Bindere, violin
Gidon Kremer,violin
Ula Ulijona, viola
Danielis Rubinas, double bass
Andrei Pushkarev, percussion
Nonesuch 79633
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Tuesday, January 24 at 7PM on 93.9 FM
Evening Music with Margaret Juntwait
(playlists will appear following each on-air broadcast)

7:00PM
Piano Sonata No. 15 in C, K.545, "Sonata facile"
Glenn Gould, piano
CBS/Sony 52627
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7:05PM
Don Giovanni: "Madrima, il catalogo..."
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Philips 43805
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7:07PM
Variations on "Ah, Vous dirai-je, Maman", K.265
Julia Shaw, harp
Nora Bumanis, harp
CBC (RCI) 1103

7:12PM
Symphony No.25 in G Minor, K.183
London Mozart Players
Jane Glover, conductor
ASV 717
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7:32PM
Piano Sonata No.10 in C, K.330
Leon Fleisher, piano
Philips 456775
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7:53PM
Vesperae solennes de confessore: "Laudate Dominum," K.339
English Chamber Orchestra
George Fischer, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
Ambrosian Singers
Leslie Pearson, organ
Angel/EMI 85102

8:35PM
Clarinet Quintet in A, K.581
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Benny Goodman, clarinet
RCA 68804
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9:05PM
Don Giovanni: "Ah, taci, ingiusto core!"
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Peter Mattei, baritone
Gilles Cachemaille, baritone
Veronique Gens, soprano
Virgin 45425
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9:14PM
Suite No.4 in G, Op.61,"Mozartiana"
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart
Sir Neville Marriner
Capriccio 10200
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9:40PM
"Das Veilchen"(The Violet),K.476
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Richard Goode, piano
Nonesuch 79317
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9:40PM
Violin Sonata in G,K.379
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Marc Neikrug, piano
RCA 60447
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10:05PM
Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425, "Linz"
London Mozart Players
Jane Glover, conductor
ASV 647
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10:38PM
"Potpourri on Themes of Mozart," Op. 22
Louis Spohr
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Chandos 9424
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10:53PM
Rondo in E Minor
Franz Xavier Mozart
Barthold Kujiken, tranverso flute
Luc Devos, pianoforte
Accent 97125

11:03PM
Cosi Fan Tutte:"Come Scoglio"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
Angel/EMI 85102

Wednesday, January 25 at 7PM on 93.9 FM
Evening Music with Margaret Juntwait
(playlists will appear following each on-air broadcast)

7:00PM
Exsultate, Jubilate: "Alleluia," K.165
Canadian Brass
CBS/Sony 46267
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07:02PM
Cosi fan tutte: "Soave sia il vento"
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Monserrat Caballe, soprano
Dame Janet Baker, baritone
Philips 426735
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7:05PM
Piano Sonata in A, K.331:"Rondo alla Turca"
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Philips 438045
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7:10PM
Adagio and Rondo in C, K.617
The Brussels Virtuosi
Dennis James, glass harmonica
Hyperion 66392
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7:24PM
Symphony No. 35 in D, K.385, "Haffner"
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Philips 422419


7:48PM
Rondo in D, K.485
Alexei Lubimov, keyboard
MCA 68006


8:37PM
"Variations on a Theme by Mozart," Op.9
Fernando Sor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
Angel/EMI 54905
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8:45PM
Sinfonia concertante in A: Allegro
Amsterdam Mozart Players
Jurgen Kussmaul, conductor and viola
Vera Beths, violin
Anner Bylsma, cello
Channel Classics 3992


8:56PM
Great Mass in C Minor, K.427: "Et incarnatus est"
Bavarian Radio Symphony
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Arlene Auger
Deutsche Grammophon 431791
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9:09PM
Fantasia in C Minor, K.475
Maria Joao Pires, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 429739
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9:22PM
Symphony No. 43 in F, K.76
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor
LaserLight 15868


9:37PM
Cassation in G, K.63
Orcheste D'Auvergne
Leopold Hager, conductor
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Violin
Denon 73676
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10:12PM
Idomeneo: Three Marches
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor
LaserLight 15886
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10:21PM
Piano Sonata in F, K.533/494
Anthony Newman, fortepiano
Newport 60124


Thursday, January 26 at 7PM on 93.9 FM
Evening Music with Margaret Juntwait
(playlists will appear following each on-air broadcast)

7:00PM
Serenade No. 10 for Winds in B-flat, K.361, "Gran Partita": Adagio
Marlboro Wind Ensemble
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
CBS/Sony 45813
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7:06PM
Paraphrase on "Der welcher wandelt diese Strasse"
from Mozart's The Magic Flute, S.634a
Franz Liszt
Leslie Howard, piano
Philip Moore, piano
Hyperion 67101
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7:10PM
Piano Concerto No.21 in C Major, K.467: Andante
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
CBS/Sony 87894


7:17PM
Symphony No.40 in G Minor, K.550
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 429731
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7:57PM
"Luci care, luci belle" K.346
Hans Gillesberger, conductor
Vienna Boys' Choir
Alfred Rose, clarinet
Wolfgang Ruhm, basset horn
Friedrich Fuchs, basset horn
RCA 6724


8:43PM
Two Contradances, K.603
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor
LaserLight 15887


8:47PM
Rondo in A Minor, K.511
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Novalis 150042
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8:57PM
The Magic Flute: "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen"
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone
Dorothea Roeschmann, soprano
London 467263
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9:01pm
Two Quadrilles, K. 463: No. 1 in F
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor
LaserLight 15887

9:06PM
"Laut verkunde uns're Freude," K.623
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Andrew Parrott, conductor
Denon 9152
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9:18PM
Serenade in D, K.320, "Posthorn"
Wiener Akademie
Martin Haselbock, conductor
Novalis 150109


10:04pm
"La clemenza di Tito": 'Parto, parto'
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Henry Lewis, conductor
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
Decca 475395
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10:19PM
La Clemenza di Tito: Overture
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Conifer 55031
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10:25PM
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
Deutsche Grammophon 453043
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10:46pm
Clarinet Quintet, K. 581: Allegro
Harold Wright, clarinet
Alexander Schneider, violin
CBS/Sony 45813 » Purchase at Amazon.com

10:54pm
"Due pupille amabile,” K. 439”; Mi lagnero tacendo,” K. 437
Alfred Rose, clarinet
Wolfgang Ruhm, basset horn
RCA 6724

Friday, January 27 at 7PM on 93.9 FM
Evening Music with David Garland
(playlists will appear following each on-air broadcast)

7:00PM
German Dance No. 3 in C, K. 605, "Sleigh Ride"<
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Angel/EMI 69465
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7:04pm
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Teldec 72024
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7:38pm
Zaide: 'Ruhe sanft, mein holdes leben,' K. 344
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Christine Schaefer, soprano
Deutsche Grammophon 457582
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7:45pm
Divertimento No. 1 in D, K. 136
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Alfred Rose, clarinet
Omega 1004
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Saturday, January 28 at 8PM on 93.9 FM
Evening Music with David Garland
(playlists will appear following each on-air broadcast)

8:06pm
Divertimento for Strings in E-flat, K.563
Ani Kavafian, violin
Paul Neubauer, viola
Fred Sherry, cello
Arabesque 6631
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8:51pm
String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat, K.614
Griller String Quartet
William Primrose, viola
Vanguard 8025
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9:20pm
Piano Trio in B-flat, K.254
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Arabesque 6650
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10:20pm
Divertimento in B-flat, K.287
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Arabesque 6631
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