The Wind Serenades of Mozart, plus Cosi fan tutte & The Marriage of Figaro

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Largo—Molto allegro    
2. Menuetto; Trio 1/Trio 2    
3. Adagio    
4. Menuetto: Allegretto; Trio 1/Trio 2    
5. Romance: Adagio; Allegretto; Adagio    
6. Tema con variazione: Andante (I - VI)    
7. Finale: Molto allegro    
8. Overtura    
9. Introduzione    
10. Se a caso madama    
See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Overtura    
2. Ah guarda, sorella    
3. Sento, o Dio!    
4. Bella vita militar!    
5. Un’ aura amorosa    
6. Una donna a quindici anni    
7. Prenderò quel brunettino    
8. Il core vi dono    
9. Fortunato I’uom    
10. Allegro maestoso    
See all 18 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
American Record Guide, 1991
"It is sublime…it is hard to imagine a better set of performances with better sonics."

Album Description
The three original works by Mozart recorded here are without question among the finest (and most serious) works ever conceived for the medium. While they are among the most performed of all wind music, the circumstances and dates of their composition remain shrouded in controversy. A number of studies and several events of the last 25 years have shed important light on the background and chronology of the three pieces.

The wind octet consisting of pairs of oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons was one of the most popular instrumental combinations of the Classic and early Romantic eras. It had a special name—Harmoniemusik—which only later became used as a general term for any combination of wind instruments. The three original works by Mozart recorded here are without question among the finest (and most serious) works ever conceived for the medium. Arrangements of operas, such as these by Giovanni Went (Johann Nepomuk Wendt), were commonly made in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, primarily as courtly entertainment. In a performance like this, the specific dramatic situation of each aria seems insignificant. Meant as entertaining background music, these excerpts should be joyously familiar to many listeners. © 2002 Robert Levin

The Wind Serenades of Mozart, plus Cosi fan tutte & The Marriage of Figaro, Music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, New York Philomusica, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Period Serenade/Cassation/Divertimento, German/Austrian Classical Period Opera, Opera
The Wind Serenades of Mozart, plus Cosi fan tutte & The Marriage of Figaro: 2 CD set
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A mutual peak
 The Wind Serenades of Mozart, plus Cosi fan tutte & The Marriage of Figaro: 2 CD set
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Manufacturer: NY Philomusica Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000071XR8
Release Date: 2002-10-15

Tracks:

  1. LargoMolto allegro
  2. Menuetto; Trio 1/Trio 2
  3. Adagio
  4. Menuetto: Allegretto; Trio 1/Trio 2
  5. Romance: Adagio; Allegretto; Adagio
  6. Tema con variazione: Andante (I - VI)
  7. Finale: Molto allegro
  8. Overtura
  9. Introduzione
  10. Se a caso madama
  11. Se vuol ballare, signor Contino
  12. Non pirai, farfallone amoroso
  13. Porgi, amor
  14. Crudel! perchinora
  15. Sullaria. Che suave zefiretto
  16. Ecco la marcia, andiamo!

Tracks:

  1. Overtura
  2. Ah guarda, sorella
  3. Sento, o Dio!
  4. Bella vita militar!
  5. Un aura amorosa
  6. Una donna a quindici anni
  7. Prenderel brunettino
  8. Il core vi dono
  9. Fortunato Iuom
  10. Allegro maestoso
  11. Menuetto/Trio
  12. Adagio
  13. Menuetto/Trio
  14. Allegro
  15. Allegro
  16. Andante
  17. Menuetto in canone/Trio in canone al rovescio
  18. Allegro

Album Description

The three original works by Mozart recorded here are without question among the finest (and most serious) works ever conceived for the medium. While they are among the most performed of all wind music, the circumstances and dates of their composition remain shrouded in controversy. A number of studies and several events of the last 25 years have shed important light on the background and chronology of the three pieces.

The wind octet consisting of pairs of oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons was one of the most popular instrumental combinations of the Classic and early Romantic eras. It had a special name—Harmoniemusik—which only later became used as a general term for any combination of wind instruments. The three original works by Mozart recorded here are without question among the finest (and most serious) works ever conceived for the medium. Arrangements of operas, such as these by Giovanni Went (Johann Nepomuk Wendt), were commonly made in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, primarily as courtly entertainment. In a performance like this, the specific dramatic situation of each aria seems insignificant. Meant as entertaining background music, these excerpts should be joyously familiar to many listeners. © 2002 Robert Levin

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A mutual peak.......2005-08-28

These performances of the three great Wind Serenades vie with those led by Sabine Meyer on EMI for my heart of hearts. Some relentless carper in the back of my mind suggests that the Meyer versions may seem slightly starchy. At any rate both sets deserve the pantheon. I particularly like the horn-playing on the Philomusica set, but then there is excellence everywhere, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, basset horns. The double album includes Wendt's arrangements for winds of excerpts from Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte. Zestful and delightful. Beautifully played and recorded, and reasonably priced, this album should not be missed. It represents Mozart's music and American wind-playing at a mutual peak.

-Frank W. Barham

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