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Cecil Aronowitz, Adrian Beers, Emanuel Hurwitz
Mozart: Symphony Nos.25, 29, 38 & 40/Serenata Notturna In D Major
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No.25 In G Minor, K183: I. Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No.25 In G Minor, K183: II. Andante
3. Symphony No.25 In G Minor, K183: III. Menuetto e Trio
4. Symphony No.25 In G Minor, K183: IV. Allegro
5. Serenata Notturna In D Major, K239: I. Marcia: Maestoso
6. Serenata Notturna In D Major, K239: II. Menuetto e Trio
7. Serenata Notturna In D Major, K239: III. Rondo: Allegretto
8. Symphony No.29 In A Major, K201: I. Allegro moderato
9. Symphony No.29 In A Major, K201: II. Andante
10. Symphony No.29 In A Major, K201: III. Menuetto e Trio
11. Symphony No.29 In A Major, K201: IV. Allegro con spirito
Track Listings (7) - Disc #2
1. Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K550: I. Molto allegro
2. Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K550: II. Andante
3. Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K550: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K550: IV. Allegro assai
5. Symphony No.38 In D Major, K504 'Prague': I. Adagio - Allegro
6. Symphony No.38 In D Major, K504 'Prague': II. Andante
7. Symphony No.38 In D Major, K504 'Prague': III. Finale - Presto

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CD Details

All Artists: Cecil Aronowitz, Adrian Beers, Emanuel Hurwitz, Raymond Keenlyside, Benjamin Britten
Title: Mozart: Symphony Nos.25, 29, 38 & 40/Serenata Notturna In D Major
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Release Date: 4/11/1995
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Serenades & Divertimentos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 028944432329

Synopsis

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Britten's recordings of Mozart are among the treasures of the catalog, rare examples of an almost mystical bond between one composer-performer and another. These exquisitely beautiful accounts of four of Mozart's most remarkable symphonies date from the years 1968 to 1971 and were recorded in the cooperative acoustic of the Maltings, Snape. The playing of the ECO is wonderfully robust and animated, impeccably polished, and alive to every expressive nuance in this extraordinary music. With superb sound, the 1995 mid-price reissue belongs on the shelf of every Mozart lover. --Ted Libbey

CD Reviews

Well-played and polished...maybe a little *too* polished

John Grabowski | USA | 07/18/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is an excellent all-around set, even if these aren't quite the definitive performances I'd hoped for. There's no doubt that Britten is a stylish conductor who gets the ECO to produce a gorgeous tone in some of Mozart's most pleasing symphonies--but sometimes it's all just a little too polished and prettified. Particularly in the "Great" G minor, I miss the tragedy, the drama. If you want to hear what I mean, listen to Furtwangler in this same work (if you can find it; a quick check seems to indicate it's out of print--pity). Plus there's something the Viennese sound--less "bright and smooth" and more introspective--that seems right for much of his music. In the slow movements of both G minor works, for example, there's just not the infusion of tragedy I look for. Vienna under Furtwangler is far less pretty, yet that os just what this music cries out for. Too much perfume and Mozart can be in danger of being a MUZAKy composer.Not that these recordings aren't worth a listen, especially at the price. And it's nice to have some of Mozart's best symphonic works on one "double-decker" CD. But you definitely should supplement this set with many other conductors' interpretations: Furtwangler, Horenstein, Bernstein, Marriner, Szell (with the Concertgebouw more than Cleveland if you can find these rare recordings) and Blomstedt. And surely others I'm forgetting off the top of my head.One sonic complaint: Symphony No. 40 is recorded so loud that the master tape appears to be satured, resulting in some static and distortion in the work's loudest passages. It's relatively minor, however."

Great music interpreted well

fasmaie | OH, USA | 03/18/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Britten has to be one of the most underrated interpreters of Mozart ever. Listen to this CD and enjoy the greatest music by one of the greatest composers interpreted by someone who really 'saw' the point in these works."