Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Mozart, Tuckwell, Eco Title: 4 Horn Concerti Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Polygram Records Release Date: 10/25/1990 Genre: Classical Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Brass Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 028941028426 |
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Barry Tuckwell has recorded the Mozart horn concertos a number of times, always with notable success. In this, his first digital traversal of the set, he leads the English Chamber Orchestra himself, with particularly satis... more » |
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Amazon.com Barry Tuckwell has recorded the Mozart horn concertos a number of times, always with notable success. In this, his first digital traversal of the set, he leads the English Chamber Orchestra himself, with particularly satisfying and well-integrated results. While he is capable of adding a heroic ring to his burnished tone, Tuckwell's approach is generally subdued and sensitive. He avoids the understatement that marked his earlier recording of the concertos with Sir Neville Marriner. His playing here is more interesting, and while as conductor he is not always able to get the warmth from the strings that Marriner did, he elicits from the English Chamber Orchestra a reading characterized by beautiful expression, excellent phrasing, and spot-on ensemble. The horn is slightly prominent in the balance, which serves to ensure that Tuckwell's lovely pianissimo playing comes through. --Ted Libbey Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsHorny Mozart Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 01/25/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "What are called Mozart's Horn Concertos are for the most part fragments cobbled together decades after his death. Some movements are entirely missing due to World War 2 firebombings. It's known that Mozart wrote sections of these works years apart. Various revisions by him and others, including his son, Karl, further obfuscate matters. All these concerti were undertaken for the benefit of Salzburg friend and horn player, Joseph Leitgeb.
Often, strings and horn play the main theme in unison, at times counterpoint and invention seem limited, while the use of end-phrase trills gets a bit overabundant in places. Clearly not Amadeus' best work. The allegro from concerto #4 is probably the most familiar music here. Barry Tuckwell and the English Chamber Orchestra do as best they can with the material at hand. Tuckwell's horn on his first ever digital recordings of the MOZART HORN CONCERTOS is appropriately in the forefront. Liner notes are in English, French and German. TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 52:07" |
