Episode 7 – Beethoven and Mozart

John dedicates this episode to Beethoven’s admiration of another legendary composing name, Mozart. John will play music by Beethoven, that he based entirely on the work of Mozart, including variations on arias from his operas Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute. John tells the story of exactly what happened when the young Beethoven got to meet his musical hero, and reveals why Beethoven turned down Mozart’s offer to take him on as a pupil. All the Beethoven pieces featured in this podcast are taken from the 90-disc Naxos box set, the Complete Beethoven Edition. You can buy yours by heading to Presto Classical and Europadisc.