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Mozart: Piano Quartets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozartean Players
Mozart: Piano Quartets
Genre: Classical
 
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This is the kind of music that damaged Mozart's popularity in his era but makes us love him. The publisher Hoffmeister originally commissioned six Piano Quartets from Mozart but the first sold poorly and the series was dis...  more »

     
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All Artists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozartean Players
Title: Mozart: Piano Quartets
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hmf Classical Exp.
Release Date: 6/8/2004
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 713746701826

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This is the kind of music that damaged Mozart's popularity in his era but makes us love him. The publisher Hoffmeister originally commissioned six Piano Quartets from Mozart but the first sold poorly and the series was discontinued. These are deeply serious works, the first downright tragic in its first movement. They make lousy dinner music--which was what Mozart's audiences wanted--but great, rewarding concentrated listening. Steven Lubin and his string-playing colleagues, all on period instruments, give completely satisfying performances of these masterpieces. With the aid of their softer-toned instruments, they provide very clear balances so you can hear everything Mozart put into these scores. The playing is intensely expressive and involving but never exaggerated; the tragedy of the first Quartet is not exaggerated and thus even more affecting. With Harmonia Mundi's realistic sound and the new super-bargain price, this is an extremely appealing disc. --Leslie Gerber

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A Minstrel in the Gallery | Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA | 11/20/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"In my quest to assemble a recording of every piece of music Mozart composed during his short but incredibly prolific life (yes I am that obsessed), with every new disc I buy, his multifaceted genius never ceases to amaze me. Until buying this very afforable but infinitely enjoyable version, I had never heard these wonderfully spirited and intimate works before. Wow what an listening experience! I cannot believe these very thoughtful and charming pieces did not sell during Mozart's lifetime because they are pure musical perfection, and the Mozartean Players do them justice here. What I have always found compelling about Mozart is he could take the raw energy and emotion he put into his revolutionary symphonies, operas, and piano concertos and instill those qualities into these smaller but these timeless chamber pieces. This is a world-class disc no Mozart enthusiast should be without."
Beautiful Chamber Music from Amadeus
William Gowers | Louisville, KY United States | 06/04/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the third CD I have purchased by the Mozartean Players on Classical Express.

Everything that this ensemble has recorded on this label is first rate. The performances are delightful and light. The recording quality is exceptional.

The trios the ensemble have released are beautiful, but I believe this recording of Mozart's little known quartets is my favorite recording by this group.

If you like Mozart - and particularly his chamber music - buy this CD now!!!"