Mozart Klemperer Philharmonia Orchestra - Symphonies 38 39 (10 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Mozart, Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra
Symphonies 38 & 39
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Sym No.38 in D, K.504 'Prague': I. Adagio/Allegro
2. Sym No.38 in D, K.504 'Prague': II. Andante
3. Sym No.38 in D, K.504 'Prague': III. Finale (Presto)
4. Sym No.39 in E flat, K.543: I. Adagio/Allegro
5. Sym No.39 in E flat, K.543: II. Andante
6. Sym No.39 in E flat, K.543: III. Minuet (Allegretto) & Trio
7. Sym No.39 in E flat, K.543: IV. Finale (Allegro)
8. Ser No.6 in D, K.239 'Serenata Notturna': I. Marcia (Maestoso)
9. Ser No.6 in D, K.239 'Serenata Notturna': II. Minuet & Trio
10. Ser No.6 in D, K.239 'Serenata Notturna': III. Rondo (Allegretto/Adagio/Allegro)

CD Details

All Artists: Mozart, Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra
Title: Symphonies 38 & 39
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Testament UK
Release Date: 2/10/1997
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Serenades & Divertimentos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 749677109424

CD Reviews

"Mistah Klemps" Wins Again! Recommended!!!

10/17/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"An oboist in the New York Philharmonic once addressed the austere German conductor as "Mistah Klemps", and for me, this has always stuck. Despite his formidable demeanor, Klemperer was a wit with a secret cache of good humor, which he unfolds from time to time in these outstanding readings.The Symphonies are in pure, authentic mono mid-fifties sound. The E-Flat is the gem of the disk: one of my all-time favorite interpretations, having a rigorous sense of proportion and detail, and a grandeur not often encountered. Yet there are loving touches, such as the swaggering minuet with a very relaxed, central European trio. Marvelous!The Serenata Notturno is in real stereo, a bit "ripe", dating from c. 1956: the reading is exceptionally cheerful and relaxed, much slower than the run-throughs we often get nowdays from chamber orchestras like Orpheus. Highly recommended to true Mozartians!"