Track Listings (9) - Disc #1| All Artists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Title: Mozart: Last 5 Symphonies Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Philips Release Date: 10/12/1993 Genre: Classical Styles: Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Symphonies Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 028943833226 |
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These were always fine performances of Mozart's last five symphonies (Nos. 36 and 38-41; Michael Haydn wrote his 37th) and they stand up wonderfully. Marriner was never an over-Romanticizer, and even here, with a pretty-go... more » |
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Amazon.com These were always fine performances of Mozart's last five symphonies (Nos. 36 and 38-41; Michael Haydn wrote his 37th) and they stand up wonderfully. Marriner was never an over-Romanticizer, and even here, with a pretty-good-sized band of modern instruments, the touch is thoroughly "Mozartean," without being at all fussy. In other words, this is a very classy set--tempi and emphasis are never less than ideally judged, and there's energy to spare. What a buy! --Robert Levine Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMOZART COMES THROUGH 11/17/1998 (5 out of 5 stars) "I couldn't believe it when I got this recording from Amazon. A mix of an excellent performance and first-class recording quality make this one of the best Mozart purchases I've ever made. The winds come through brilliantly, and it was as if I was hearing the Prague symphony for the first time. While the G minor is a little restrained for my taste, it is nonetheless an excellent performance, with all the balance and control necessary for Mozart. The E-flat, one of my favorites, is breathtaking. It is rare to hear a conductor respect the score as much as Marriner, and remarkable how much intensity and control the Academy has. Mozart comes through, taking precedence over the conductor and the performers. We often get wrapped up in the performance or conducting, but in these recordings we are aware of only one thing: Mozart's genius." Ditto Robert Levine Laurence Leabow | Simi, Ca. USA | 06/04/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) ""I am greatly enjoying this purchase. The Amazon reviewer hits the nail on the head: very classy. I appreciate the balance of the recording, with the winds right up there with the strings, and the whole effect never too dense." Thus I wrote almost eight years ago. I still recommend this basically wonderful recording. The highly regarded: Mozart: Symphonien Nos. 35-41 has the no. 40 symphony that really works. Even though the Marriner set is perfectly wonderful, somehow it fails by comparison, along with everybody else, when it comes to the G minor symphony. The no. 39 is also surpassed by a later Karl Bohm/Vienna Phil recording (that pairs it with the 38) that is available from ArkivMusic and nowhere else that I am aware of. The Marriner recording is really fine, and the Bohm/Vienna 39 and especially the Bohm/Berlin 40 really do somehow pummel the Marriner versions. Get them all. " Excellent! Jelle Overbosch | Heemstede, NH Netherlands | 10/13/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is an excellent buy. The ASMF proves to be an outstanding Mozart-orchestra. Symphonies no. 36 and 40 are among my favorite symphonies now. The only downside is the break-up of Symphony 39, but despite that, I really recommend this one!"
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