Mozart: The Last Three Symphonies

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They certainly play with precision and verve, with a nod towards period practice in their approach to Mozart, but also with an implication that ‘Mozart’s music must be completely alive and continue... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 7th Dec 2018
Catalogue No: V5457
Label: Naive
Length: 85 minutes

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Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K543

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ensemble Appassionato
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Mathieu Herzog

I. Adagio - Allegro

Track length9:52

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II. Andante con moto

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III. Menuetto e trio

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IV. Allegro

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Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ensemble Appassionato
Appassionato
Mathieu Herzog

I. Molto allegro

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II. Andante

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III. Menuetto

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IV. Allegro assai

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Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'

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Mathieu Herzog

I. Allegro vivace

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II. Andante cantabile

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III. Menuetto. Allegretto

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IV. Molto allegro

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Naïve is particularly proud to release the first recording from the orchestra recently founded by conductor Mathieu Herzog: Ensemble Appassionato. A favorite composer for the orchestra, who other than Mozart to bear witness to the recording debut from this ensemble? An ensemble born under the most auspicious circumstances, full of members from France’s major string quartets. The last three symphonies, a triptych as monumental as it is mysterious - we know almost nothing about the circumstances surrounding their composition - are probably the works that best symbolize the projects thus far of Mathieu Herzog and the Ensemble Appassionato. Their fresh vision, modern and chamber-like, plus a multitude of eclectic repertoire. A vision galvanized by the desire to share music with everyone. Listening to this recording nourished with as much passion and ambition as respect and humility, a more human and personified Mozart appears before us, more luminous than ever. Clear timbres, instrumental cohesion, balance, well-rounded characters, full-bodied tempi ... Mathieu Herzog demonstrates here a vision and an inherent know-how, placing him immediately in the pantheon of great conductors.

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March 2019

They certainly play with precision and verve, with a nod towards period practice in their approach to Mozart, but also with an implication that ‘Mozart’s music must be completely alive and continue to evolve with us’…All very stimulating, no doubt – but difficult to discern precisely to what end.

January 2019

At root, these are modern-instrument performances that digest the historical discoveries of our time and offer a full-bodied chamber presentation…These three performances are, in their own ways, individual, minutely considered and thus, perhaps inevitably, not to every taste…The ensemble sound, however, is one of the glories of this set. As chamber players and therefore soloists in their own rights, the contribution of each player is palpable.

December 2018

This is the debut recording from the former viola-player of the Quatuor Ebène and his hand-picked chamber ensemble, and it’s tremendous – for my money, these are the most scintillating (and, where appropriate, joyous) accounts of the late symphonies since Sir Charles Mackerras’s recording with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra a decade ago. Energy-levels are high throughout, but nothing seems hard-driven, and Herzog’s background ensures that the inner parts receive plenty of tender loving care.

Mozart: The Last Three Symphonies

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