performed by The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, or below by Le Concert des Nations under Jordi Savall (cover image by Aleyna Rentz) Now this is something a little different. This three-movement work was written in (or at least … Continue reading Mozart Serenade no. 6 in D, K. 239, ‘Serenata Notturna’
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or as below by The Smithsonian Chamber Players under Jaap Schröder (cover image by Alex Block) So we’ve talked about a lot of Mozart lately, right? … Continue reading Mozart Serenade no. 5 in D, K. 204
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or below with Pinchas Zukerman and the English Chamber Orchestra (cover image by Alex Block (also here)) We’re moving away from the more famous form of the … Continue reading Mozart Serenade no. 4 in D, K. 203, ‘Colloredo’
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or below by The Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood (cover image by Neven Krcmarek) We’re already at symphony no. 26, and have another nine to discuss … Continue reading Mozart Symphony no. 26 in E flat, K. 184
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or below by the Concentus Musicus Wien under Nikolaus Harnoncourt (cover image by Simon Matzinger) This is the one, already more than halfway through Mozart’s numbered … Continue reading Mozart Symphony no. 25 in Gm, K. 183
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner (cover image by Chris Barbalis) Here we are with yet another of Mozart’s very early… what shall we call these divertimenti and serenades and cassations and … Continue reading Mozart Divertimento no. 2 in D, K. 131
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or below by the Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg (now known as the Camerata Salzburg) under Sándor Végh (cover image by Karl) I should say that I’m … Continue reading Mozart Serenade in D, K. 185, ‘Antretter’
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or below by the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim under Jirí Malát (cover image by Arash Asghari) We should consider it one of the great luxuries of living as … Continue reading Mozart Cassation (Serenade) in D, K. 100
performed by Jenő Jandó, Dénes Várjon, pianos, and the Concentus Hungaricus under Mátyás Antal, or as below, with Alfred Brendel, Imogen Cooper and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields under Sir Neville Marriner (cover image by Nicolas Gras) I’ve always thought that so many … Continue reading Mozart Piano Concerto no. 10 in E-flat, K. 365
performed by The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under the late Sir Neville Marriner, or in a superb recording with the Vienna Philharmonic under István Kertész (cover image by Patrick Baum) It’s also been a while since we’ve … Continue reading Schubert Symphony no. 6 in C, D. 589
performed by Gidon Kremer and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, with cadenzas by Alfred Schnittke (cover image by Steven Wang) This is one of only a few violin concertos we’ve discussed on the … Continue reading Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, op. 61
performed by the Eastman Rochester Orchestra under Howard Hanson, or below by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under the late Sir Neville Marriner, who died exactly a year ago today (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) … Continue reading Ives Symphony no. 3, ‘The Camp Meeting’
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, or below by the Prazak Quartet and Zemlinsky Quartet (in a recording I chose not for the sound quality but the engaging experience of watching only eight people … Continue reading Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat, op. 20
performed by Barry Tuckwell and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner (from the same album mentioned earlier in the week), or below by Anthony Halstead, natural horn, with The Hannover Band under Roy Goodman This is our first appearance of … Continue reading Carl Maria von Weber: Concertino for Horn in Em, J188 (Op. 45)
performed by Barry Tuckwell and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner What distinguished Punto, in a way that one has never heard in any other artist heretofore, was his most magnificent performance, the gentlest … Continue reading Giovanni Punto: Horn Concerto no. 11 in E
performed by David Pyatt and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner, or below with Radek Baborák and the RTVE Symphony Orchestra under Jean Jacques Kantorow Here we are with another horn concerto from Mozart for his decades-older friend … Continue reading Mozart Horn Concerto no. 3 in E flat, K. 447
performed by David Pyatt and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner, or below with the fantastic Radek Baborák and the Mito Chamber Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa W. A. Mozart took pity on Leitgeb, ass, ox and fool … Continue reading Mozart Horn Concerto no. 2 in E flat, K. 417
performed by David Pyatt, horn; Kenneth Sillito, Robert Smissen, Stephen Orton & Stephen Tees, or below by members of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble, with Timothy Brown as soloist (I’d also like to mention Andrew Clark’s recording with Ensemble Galant, … Continue reading Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat, K. 407
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or below with The Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood There are only two full sentences on Wikipedia for today’s symphony, and the first one, rivetingly, … Continue reading Mozart Symphony no. 21 in A, K. 134
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or The Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood This current era of Mozart symphonies we’re working through is when he composed what are referred to as the Salzburg symphonies, … Continue reading Mozart Symphony no. 20 in D major, K. 133
performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner, or below by The Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood Let’s just ponder for a moment. Did you read yesterday’s article about The Young Mozart’s fifth string … Continue reading Mozart Symphony No. 19 in E flat, K. 132,
Fugue for Thought 