What was the Mozart in iTunes commercial?

spindler

About two years ago Apple had these iTunes commercials where I think they should the visualizer on screen. Four of the five commercials had pop music but one had some energetic music by Mozart. What was this called and what would be the name of the album I buy? I don't know if classical music is always grouped together on the same album.



Also, since this music is almost 300 years old, does that mean it is public domain and you can legally get it somewhere for free? Do Mozart's descendants get any of that money or does it just go to the RIAA?

malokata

I'm not sure about the name of the song, but although the music is in the public domain, specific performances of it are probably not. If you were to buy the song as performed by the Boston Pops, then the Boston Pops would be entitled to the profit.

buonrotto

Mozart's music is in the public domain. No one has to pay royalties for recording the music he wrote, however specific performances of his music are copyrighted. So the companies who sponsor the recording get the royalties, not the Mozart estate (and usually not the individual performers unless they're a real big wig).



I can't remember what the piece was. Did it have piano as its main instrument or more strings?



Classical works usually are sold ether in "themed" compilations, i.e., "Music for Bedtime." or as complete compositions, i.e., "Mozart Piano Concertos 6,7, and 13" on one CD. More, uh, serious, music collectors get the complete recordings rather than the compilations that usually take a series of movements from their parent symphonies or concertos.



PS: He's been dead about 250 years though, not 300, which is a big difference in Classical music.

macsrgood4u

Mozart's decendants do not get anything as his compositions, as you said, are now in the public domain. The RIAA does not pay royalties to artists, the record company he/she or they recorded for does. Music (song) royalties are paid to the composer(s) by the company that publishes the music.

gyc

It might be the overture from The Marriage of Figaro. Listen to the sample on iTunes music store and see if that is it. Another possibility might be the first movement of his symphone #40. Those are two of his most popular themes.

sledgehammer

I just tracked down the commercial at The Apple Collection. According to the commercial, the music is Bach, not Mozart. I'm not sure what the piece is, but I have friends who might, so I'll get back to you if I find out.

buonrotto

It's JS Bach's Brandenburg Concerto -- No. 5? I think. It's one of them. My memory fades. You can usually find the Brandenburg concertos on CD, either separate CDs for Concertos 1-3 and 4-6 or a double CD with all 6. I'm sure it's in the 4-6 range, I'm fairly sure it's 5. All of them are great, especially that one, No.2 and No.3.

shetline

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Originally posted by BuonRotto

It's JS Bach's Brandenburg Concerto -- No. 5?

Yep, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, first movement.

wrong robot

Quite possibly one of bach's finest pieces.

alpha mac

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Originally posted by Wrong Robust

Quite possibly one of bach's finest pieces.

you got it.

buonrotto

Didn't get him the job though.

ludwigvan

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Originally posted by spindler

About two years ago Apple had these iTunes commercials where I think they should the visualizer on screen. Four of the five commercials had pop music but one had some energetic music by Mozart. What was this called and what would be the name of the album I buy? I don't know if classical music is always grouped together on the same album.

Now that the work's been named, I would recommend the performances of the Brandenburg Concertos (not just no. 5) by Musica Antiqua Köln/R. Goebel or by the Academy of Ancient Music, Berlin. (Neither one of these performances were used in the commercial, however.) These are my two favorite performances of the Brandenburgs as a set.



By the way, you may get slightly better prices and greater availability by shopping online via Canadian or even European music stores. A few years ago when the dollar was stronger, I almost exclusively bought CDs from England, Germany, and Canada. Classical music distribution here in the U.S. frankly sucks.

buonrotto

Thanks for the info, LudwigVan. My Brandenburg recordings are teh suck (Marriner of course). If you like that, try this Vivaldi recording, the best I've heard anyway.

chych

...There are no descendants of Mozart...

ast3r3x

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Originally posted by chych

...There are no descendants of Mozart...

...he did have a gf though didn't he? or was it a wife?

chych

His sons didn't have kids apparently, at least according to http://classicals.com/music/Wolfgang...l/cas/198.html

ludwigvan

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Originally posted by BuonRotto

Thanks for the info, LudwigVan. My Brandenburg recordings are teh suck (Marriner of course). If you like that, try this Vivaldi recording, the best I've heard anyway.

I've got that recording and like it quite a bit. I put it on whenever I'm in the mood for some lyrical, "pastoral" Vivaldi. However, if you want to sample some wild-and-wooly, foot-stomping Vivaldi performances get the recording of the Four Seasons (and the rest of the Opus 8 collection) by Europa Galante/Biondi on Sony. This is my current favorite recording of these works. It's available as a "2-fer": two CDs for the price of one.



Of the same ilk, I also like Carmignola/Venice Baroque Orchestra/Marcon available on Sony and Il Giardino Armonico/Onofri on Teldec, both of which feature the same Four Seasons. Caveat: the latter recording is especially viewed by some listeners as too crude and driven. That is part of its charm for me, though.



However, we're straying into AppleOutsider territory here, so perhaps I should stop at this point.