Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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Mackerras doesn't short-change us on the tenderness and often painful lyricism… nor is he afraid to relax the tempo as a festive or belligerent motif gives way to a gentler one, with the strings…... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, Orchestral Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Disc of the Year & Orchestral Award Winner
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Building a Library, February 2020, Also Recommended
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For someone who had such a long career as a period-instrument violinist, Manze’s interpretations with the NDR Radiophilharmonie (of which he is now principal conductor) are surprisingly Romantic... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, Orchestral Choice
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These performances come from the first ever complete set of Mozart symphonies (reviewed above), and they still represent 'big orchestra' Mozart at its most congenial. The contrast between Böhm's... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2002, Mid-Price Choice
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Ensemble/Orchestra of the Year
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture
Andreas Staier, Le Concert de La Loge, Julien Chauvin
Staier’s approach is of the interventionist type, playing in introductions and tuttis and ornamenting freely. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Bernstein's electrifying account of No. 40 is keenly dramatic, individual and stylish, with the finale delightfully airy and fresh. If anything, the Jupiter is even finer: it is both exhilarating... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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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... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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Mozart Live 1978
Jessye Norman (soprano), Hugh Maguire (violin), Alfred Brendel (piano)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
With Jessye Norman somewhere near her vocal and theatrical best [in Non temer], and lovely solo playing from Hugh Maguire, Marriner’s former colleague and leader at the LSO, this is well worth... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2018, Reissue/Archive of the Month
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