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Ryuichi Higuchi

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A two-CD set featuring works by Haydn and Mozart, performed by Ryuichi Higuchi and the Meiji Gakuin Bach Academywhose motto is research and performanceis now available.In 1798, the year Haydn composed his so-called Nelson Mass, Austria was gripped by fear of Napoleons army, leading the composer himself to call it a Mass for Troubled Times. However, when the British fleet led by Admiral Nelson routed Napoleons forces at the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Nelson instantly became a hero in Austria.Mozart, who learned much from Haydn, saw his *The Marriage of Figaro*, premiered in 1786, become a huge hit in Prague. The Symphony in D major, composed that same year and affectionately known as the Prague Symphony, was performed in Prague in January of the following year, 1787, and was also a huge success; it continued to be performed more than 100 times thereafter. This symphony consists of three move