Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Orchestra: Orchestra of the 18th Century
Conductor: Frans Brüggen
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Glossa
Release: 2014
Size: 875 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543
01. I. Adagio – Allegro
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
04. IV. Finale. Allegro
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
05. I. Molto allegro
06. II. Andante
07. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
08. IV. Allegro assai
CD 02
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
01. I. Allegro vivace
02. II. Andante cantabile
03. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
04. IV. Molto allegro
More than three decades have elapsed since Frans Brüggen set down his earlier visions of Mozart’s symphonies with his Orchestra of the 18th Century. Now, he has chosen to release his new views of these contrasting yet complementary works as part of his Grand Tour on Glossa. The Dutch maestro and his band have regularly engaged with the music of the Salzburg genius and the symphonies have frequently appeared in their concert schedules. If the precise, original performing locations for these symphonies remain elusive, the three works: ‘Jupiter’, K551, the E flat major, K543, and that “evergreen study in the key of G minor”, K550, known by people all around the world as ‘Mozart 40’, all clamour for constant and fresh interpretations and these are precisely what Frans Brüggen delivers. Recordings on Glossa from Brüggen in recent times – always whilst on tour – have included Mozart’s concertos for horn, clarinet and violin, as well as the Requiem.
With Stefano Russomanno providing a well considered booklet essay, this new release of the three final Mozart symphonies, available on two CDs, recorded live in Rotterdam, provides eloquent testimony to Frans Brüggen’s ability to summon up the expressiveness and spontaneity demanded by Mozart’s masterpieces from 1788.