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Mozart - Late Symphonies

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4759120

Barcode: 0028947591207

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 5

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 9th August 2007

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Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Symphony no.28 in C major, K200
Symphony no.29 in A major, K201
Symphony no.30 in D major, K202
Symphony no.31 in D minor, K297 'Paris'
Symphony no.33 in B flat major, K319
Symphony no.34 in C major, K338
Symphony no.35 in D major, K385 'Haffner'
Symphony no.36 in C major, K425 'Linz'
Symphony no.38 in D major, K504 'Prague'
Symphony no.39 in E flat major, K543
Symphony no.40 in G minor, K550
Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'

Artists

Staatskapelle Dresden

Conductor

Sir Colin Davis

Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Artists

Staatskapelle Dresden

Conductor

Sir Colin Davis

About

Sir Colin Davis celebrates his 80th birthday on 25 September 2007 and this set of late Mozart symphonies is released to mark that important event in the career of one of the great Mozart conductors of the past fifty years. It was during the early 1950s when Davis started conducting Mozart operas with the Chelsea Opera Group that first drew attention to his genius as a Mozart conductor, and in 1960 he conducted Die Zauberflöte at Glynedebourne (replacing an indisposed Beecham); during his tenure as Music Director at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (he succeeded Solti in 1971) his Mozart performances drew huge critical acclaim. It was Davis who was at the forefront of the Berlioz revival in the 1960s and he remains the greatest living interpreter of Berlioz to this day; Davis is also the greatest living interpreter of Tippett and conducted many world premieres of Tippett’s works. His repertory also embraces a great deal of Verdi, Wagner and much of the great German symphonic tradition as well as a great deal of Sibelius and Britten.

This group of late Mozart Symphonies was recorded in Dresden and offers insights into Davis’s interpretations of Mozart after a lifetime of experience.

Track list:

CD 1:

Symphony No.28 in C, K200
[1] I Allegro spiritoso 5:22
[2] II Andante 5:45
[3] III Menuetto: Allegretto 4:07
[4] IV Presto 3:48
Symphony No.29 in A, K201
[5] I Allegro moderato 8:00
[6] II Andante 8:48
[7] III Menuetto 3:22
[8] IV Allegro con spirito 5:43
Symphony No.34 in C, K338
[9] I Allegro vivace 7:43
[10] II Andante di molto 7:20
[11] III Finale: Allegro vivace 6:11

CD 2:

Symphony No.32 in G major, K.318 [Overture]
[1] Allegro – Andante – Tempo 1 8:10
Symphony No.30 in D major, K.202
[2] Molto allegro 5:57 • [3] Andantino con moto 3:19 • [4] Menuetto – Trio 3:38 • [5] Presto 3:36
Symphony No.33 in B flat major, K.319
[6] Allegro assai 7:23 • [7] Andante moderato 5:03 • [8] Menuetto 2:59 • [9] Finale (Allegro assai) 6:18
Symphony No.31 in D major, K.297 ‘Paris’
10] Allegro assai 7:46 • [11] Andante 5:57 • [12] Allegro 3:39

CD 3:

Symphony No.35 in D major, K.385 ‘Haffner’
[1] Allegro con spirito 5:29 • [2] Andante 6:37 • [3] Menuetto 3:22 • [4] Finale (Presto) 3:54
Symphony No.38 in D major, K.504 ‘Prague’
[5] Adagio – Allegro 13:30 6] Andante 12:36 7] Finale (Presto) 6:01

CD 4:

Symphony No.36 in C major, K.425 ‘Linz’
[1] Adagio – Allegro spiritoso 11:09 • [2] Andante 9:27 •[3] Menuetto 3:43 [4] Finale (Presto) 8:21
Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550
[5] Molto allegro 8:12 • [6] Andante 11:31 [7] Menuetto (Allegretto) 4:23 • [8] Finale (Allegro assai) 7:17

CD 5:

Symphony No.39 in E flat major, K.543
[1] Adagio – Allegro 12:04 • [2] Andante con moto 9:28 • [3] Menuetto (Allegretto) 4:02 • [4] Finale (Allegro) 5:37
Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 ‘Jupiter’
[5] Allegro vivace 12:03 • [6] Andante cantabile 8:59 [7] Menuetto (Allegretto) 5:13 [8] Molto allegro 8:41

Timing: 311:33
Digital Status: DDD
Recorded: Dresden, 1981-91