Mozart: Flute Concertos; Symphonies 39, 40, 25, 29, 32

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Release Date: 14th Feb 2020
Catalogue No: ELQ4829374
Label: Eloquence
Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

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Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K313

Work length24:46

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Hubert Barwahser (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1964-01-03
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Allegro maestoso

Track length8:07

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2. Adagio non troppo

Track length9:09

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3. Rondo (Tempo di Menuetto)

Track length7:30

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Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K314

Work length19:45

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Hubert Barwahser (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1964-01-03
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Allegro aperto

Track length7:01

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2. Andante ma non troppo

Track length7:04

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3. Allegro

Track length5:40

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Mozart: Andante in C major, K315 for flute and orchestra

Work length5:47

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Hubert Barwahser (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1964-01-03
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

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

Work length29:49

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London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1961-11-29
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Adagio - Allegro

Track length11:27

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2. Andante con moto

Track length9:06

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3. Menuetto (Allegretto)

Track length3:45

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4. Finale (Allegro)

Track length5:31

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Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183

Work length20:24

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London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1963-11-29
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Allegro con brio

Track length7:53

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2. Andante

Track length4:12

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3. Menuetto

Track length3:50

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4. Allegro

Track length4:29

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Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K201

Work length22:47

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London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1963-11-29
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Allegro moderato

Track length8:07

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2. Andante

Track length6:26

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3. Menuetto

Track length3:20

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4. Allegro con spirito

Track length4:54

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Mozart: Symphony No. 32 in G major, K318

Work length8:17

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London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1963-11-29
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Allegro - 2. Andante - 3. Tempo I

Track length8:17

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Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550

Work length26:36

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London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1961-11-29
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Molto allegro

Track length7:23

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2. Andante

Track length8:07

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3. Menuetto (Allegretto)

Track length4:34

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4. Finale (Allegro assai)

Track length6:32

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Three Philips albums of Mozart from the early years of Sir Colin Davis's half-century association with the London Symphony Orchestra, including several recordings new to CD. Known as a peerless interpreter of Berlioz, Sibelius and Tippett, Sir Colin Davis was devoted above all to the music of Mozart. Symphonies, concertos and serenades by Mozart formed much the largest part of Davis's early discography with several labels and ensembles. 'He simply knew how Mozart should go', recalled the film director Humphrey Burton after the conductor's death in 2013. A landmark event in his career occurred in 1959, when he took over performances of Don Giovanni in London from Carlo Maria Giulini, and record labels soon took notice of his Mozartian gifts and inclinations. He began to work regularly with the LSO in the early 1960s, and it was a relationship that quickly bore fruit in the recording studio with Symphonies Nos.39 and 40, which also marked the beginning of the 40-year-long relationship between the conductor and the Dutch Philips label. Symphonies Nos. 25, 29 and 32 followed in 1964, likewise newly minted, rhythmically buoyant and quite foreign to the 'grand old man' style of Mozart playing then prevalent, and which Davis himself cultivated to a degree in the latter stages of his career. These recordings were welcomed as 'young man's Mozart' respecting tradition but not in hock to it, reflecting Harold Rosenthal's early praise of Davis in the pit. 'Not since the departure from London of [Erich] Kleiber have we heard a Mozart opera directed with such musicality, style and rhythm, or so beautifully shaped'. The third LP reissued in this generous compilation contained the two concertos written by Mozart for the flute: an instrument for which he apparently held no great affection, but produced all the same two works of boundless invention. The soloist was the Dutch-born, German flautist Hubert Barwahser (1906-1985) who had been recording for Philips since the labels earliest days, both as a soloist and as principal flautist of the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

'The performances are consistently polished and elegant Barwahsers phrasing is unfailingly beautiful' Penguin Guide, 1982 (Flute Concertos)

'The G major Symphony No.32 almost steals the show here, so vivaciously alert in the playing. But the spontaneity of the other performances is striking too, and Davis achieves a splendid rhythmic spring in the opening Allegro of No.25.' Penguin Guide, 1982 (Symphonies Nos. 25, 2& 32).

'The performances are strong and straightforward, refreshingly alive and stylish. This version of the G minor Symphony [No.40] is one of the most recommendable ever issued, and the sound retains its bloom'. Penguin Guide, 1982 (Symphonies Nos. 39 & 40)

Mozart: Flute Concertos; Symphonies 39, 40, 25, 29, 32

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