Mozart: Divertimenti
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Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Label: Philips
Magazine Review Date: 11/1987
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 52
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 420 181-2PH
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Divertimento No. 1 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Divertimenti for Strings, "Salzburg Symphonies", Movement: B flat, K137/K125b |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Divertimento No. 11 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Label: Philips
Magazine Review Date: 11/1987
Media Format: Vinyl
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 420 181-1PH
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Divertimento No. 1 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Divertimenti for Strings, "Salzburg Symphonies", Movement: B flat, K137/K125b |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Divertimento No. 11 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Label: Philips
Magazine Review Date: 11/1987
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 420 181-4PH
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Divertimento No. 1 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Divertimenti for Strings, "Salzburg Symphonies", Movement: B flat, K137/K125b |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Divertimento No. 11 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Author: Edward Greenfield
The B flat major, K137, for strings alone, one of the so-called ''Salzburg'' Symphonies rather than a regular divertimento, here complements the recording of K138 on the Academy's earlier divertimento disc (412 740-1PH, 1/86; CD 412 740-2PH, 5/86). Speeds are extreme, challengingly so, and the result is strong and brilliant, though I find myself preferring the more relaxed view of Sandor Vegh and his Salzburg players on the rival Capriccio disc (reviewed on page 742). Curiously that other new issue in Vegh's projected complete series puts the measured Andante in between the two fast movements, though neither the note nor the label registers that change from the published order. The Academy players observe the usual order with the Andante first, inevitably a little lopsided, even though the two fast movements are here nicely distinguished. The D major, K251, sometimes in the past played with two horns and string quartet to match its more famous neighbour, K247, is here given in the original instrumentation for oboe, horn and strings, with Celia Nicklin most imaginative in her oboe solos, and with the six brief movements nicely contrasted. Kenneth Sillito, first violin, leads the ensemble as a whole; beautifully polished and stylish, if—as I say—lacking a little in individuality.'
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