Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Mozart: 60th anniversary celebration

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[Harnoncourt] offers a programme pairing the short, popular “Haffner” Symphony with the “Posthorn-Serenade”, one of his longer showcase pieces...it’s at once joyous and thoughtful, swinging smoothly... — The Independent, 11th January 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 18th Nov 2013
Catalogue No: 88883720682
Label: Sony
Length: 71 minutes

Mozart: March No. 1 in D Major, K. 335 (K. 320a)

Work length4:00

$1.30

$1.70

Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Mozart: Serenade No. 9 in D major, K320 'Posthorn'

Work length45:16

$9.10

$11.90

Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con spirito

Track length8:45

$1.30

$1.70

II. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio

Track length5:25

$1.30

$1.70

III. Concertante. Andante grazioso

Track length8:36

$1.30

$1.70

IV. Rondeau. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length6:29

$1.30

$1.70

V. Andantino

Track length6:27

$1.30

$1.70

VI. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II

Track length5:10

$1.30

$1.70

VII. Finale. Presto

Track length4:24

$1.30

$1.70

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner'

Work length22:02

$5.20

$6.80

Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Allegro con spirito

Track length6:07

$1.30

$1.70

II. Andante

Track length8:07

$1.30

$1.70

III. Menuetto - Trio

Track length3:38

$1.30

$1.70

IV. Presto

Track length4:10

$1.30

$1.70

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Recorded at the Golden Hall in the Musikverein Vienna in 2012, this is two of the most important works of Mozart’s ‘middle’ period that Harnoncourt has never recorded with a period-instrument orchestra before. Harnoncourt is well known for his unique interpretation of Mozart and this is reflected by the highly flexible playing and phrasing from the orchestra. This album marks the 60th anniversary of the collaboration between Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Concentus Musicus Wien.

The Posthorn Serenade, written in 1779 for the student’s farewell at the end of term at Salzburg University, is one of Mozart’s longest and most varied instrumental works, a plethora of musical characters typical of Mozart’s serenades and a unique blend of elements of dance, solo concerto and symphonic writing. Its rendering here is preceded by a March (KV 335 /1) which, according to Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s musical research, was played in Salzburg in 1779 before the actual performance started.

Mozart’s symphony No. 35, the Haffner Symphony (named after the Salzburg family who commissioned the work in 1782), was originally conceived as a serenade as well. Written in a particularly festive and serene style making best use of the orchestra’s virtuosic possibilities, it’s the shortest of Mozart’s mature symphonies and one of the most popular and effective ones. The new recording marks the first time Nikolaus Harnoncourt revisits the piece after his epoch-making version of 1980 (with Concertgebouw Orkest).

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11th January 2014

[Harnoncourt] offers a programme pairing the short, popular “Haffner” Symphony with the “Posthorn-Serenade”, one of his longer showcase pieces...it’s at once joyous and thoughtful, swinging smoothly between graceful string and wind figures and brash horns

19th January 2014

The varied wind solos from piccolo to trumpet are wittily characterised. But the knockout here is the "Haffner" Symphony, a totally exuberant account which is cinematic in its focus and intensity, racing to a finale which is wild beyond belief.

Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Mozart

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