Leopold Mozart: 300 years young: EMS 17 November

[doversoul1]

Lucie Skeaping marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Leopold Mozart - not just dad of Wolfgang Amadeus, but a composer in his own right and writer of classic violin textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bdj5

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I’ve never admired Leopold for the pressure he put on his son, tantamount to child abuse, but I thank him fri providing the evidence that string players used continuous vibrato in the 18th century, even if he didn’t approve.

[Bryn]

I’ve never admired Leopold for the pressure he put on his son, tantamount to child abuse, but I thank him fri providing the evidence that [poor] string players used continuous vibrato in the 18th century, even if he didn’t approve.

That's more like it.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

That's more like it.

That’s naughty, but clever.

[ardcarp]

Enjoyed the programme. A nice touch to finish with a violin sonata by W.A. played on instruments thought to have belonged to L.