CD 1:
W. A. Mozart:
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K.16
Symphony No. 4 in D major, K.19

Thomas Arne:
Two Airs from "Judith" - “Sleep, gentle Cherub! Sleep descend”, “O torment great, too great to bear”
Two Airs from 'Artaxerxes" - “Amid a thousand racking woes”, “O too lovely, too unkind”
“O Dolly, I part” from "The Guardian Outwitted"

J. C. Bach:
Harpsichord Concerto in D major, Op.1, No. 6
“Non so d’onde viene” from "Ezio"
“Confusa, smarrita” from "Berenice"

Egidio Duni:
"To speak my mind of womankind" from "The Maid of the Mill"

Malcolm Arnold:
“Hist, hist! I hear my mother call” from "The Maid of the Mill"

Giovanni Battista Pescetti:
“Caro mio bene, addio” from "Ezio"

CD 2:
W. A. Mozart:
Symphony in F major, K.19a
Concert Aria, “Va, dal furor portata”, K. 21

J. C. Bach:
“Deh lascia, o ciel pietoso” from "Adriano in Siria"
“Cara la dolce fiamma” from "Adriano in Siria"

Rush:
Overture to "The Capricious Lovers"
“Thus laugh’d at, jilted and betray’d” from "The Capricious Lovers"

Mason Bates:
“In this I fear my latest breath” from "Pharnaces"

Davide Perez:
“Se non ti moro a lato” from "Solimano"

Karl Friedrich Abel:
Symphony in E flat major, Op. 7, No. 6

The Mozartists present an unprecedented survey of Mozart’s childhood stay in London from 1764-65. The wide-ranging programme includes Mozart’s remarkable first symphony (composed when he was eight years old), along with his two other London symphonies and his first concert aria. The repertoire also explores music that was being performed in London during Mozart’s stay, including works by J. C. Bach, Thomas Arne, Abel, Pescetti, Perez, George Rush and William Bates, many of which have not previously been recorded.

The album features an outstanding line-up of soloists comprising sopranos Ana Maria Labin, Anna Devin, Rebecca Bottone, Martene Grimson and Eleanor Dennis, mezzo-soprano Helen Sherman, tenors Ben Johnson and Robert Murray and harpsichordist Steven Devine. The album was recorded live during a weekend of performances at London’s Milton Court in February 2015 as part of the opening season of MOZART 250, and includes over a dozen world premiere recordings.

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A musical exploration of Mozart’s childhood visit to London, 1764 - 65. Live recordings (performed on period instruments at A = 430 Hz). Recording: February 2015, Milton Court, London, United Kingdom