Mackerras: Mozart – The Symphonies (10 CD box set, FLAC)

Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 10 CD box set
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Telarc
Size: 3.07 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

Disc: 1
01. I. Allegro Molto
02. II. Andante
03. III. Presto
04. I. Allegro Assai
05. II. Andante
06. III. Presto
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Presto
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andante
12. III. Allegro Molto
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Andante
15. III. Menuetto; Trio
16. IV. Allegro
17. I. Allegro
18. II. Andante
19. III. Menuetto; Trio
20. IV. Allegro
21. I. Allegro
22. II. Andante
23. III. Menuetto; Trio
24. IV. Finale
25. I. Allegro
26. II. Andante

Disc: 2
01. III. Menuetto; Trio
02. IV. Allegro
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Andante
05. III. Menuetto; Trio
06. IV. Allegro Molto
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegro Molto
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andante
12. III. Menuetto; Trio
13. IV. Presto
14. I. Allegro
15. II. Andante
16. III. Menuetto; Trio
17. IV. Allegro
18. I. Allegro
19. II. Andante
20. III. Allegro
21. I. Introduction: Andante
22. II. Allegro
23. I. Allegro
24. II. Menuetto; Trio
25. III. Andantino
26. IV. Allegro

Disc: 3
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto; Trio
04. IV. Allegro
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andante
07. III. Menuetto; Trio
08. IV. Allegro Molto
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andante
11. III. Menuetto; Trio
12. IV. Molto Allegro
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Andante
15. III. Menuetto; Trio
16. IV. Molto Allegro
17. I. Allegro
18. II. Andante
19. III. Menuetto; Trio
20. IV. Presto

Disc: 4
01. I. Allegro Maestoso
02. II. Andante Grazioso
03. III. Rondo; Allegro
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegro
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andantino Grazioso
09. III. Menuetto; Trio
10. IV. Molto Allegro
11. I. Allegro
12. II. Andante
13. III. Andantino Grazioso (Alternate)
14. IV. Menuetto; Trio
15. V. Allegro
16. I. Allegro
17. II. Andante
18. III. Menuetto; Trio

Disc: 5
01. IV. Allegro
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Andante
04. III. Menuetto; Trio
05. IV. Allegro
06. I. Molto Presto
07. II. Andante
08. III. Allegro
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andantino Grazioso
11. III. Presto
12. I. Allegro Assai
13. II. Andantino Grazioso
14. III. Presto Assai
15. I. Allegro Spiritoso
16. II. Andantino Grazioso
17. III. Presto Assai
18. I. Allegro Spiritoso
19. II. Andantino Grazioso
20. III. Allegro

Disc: 6
01. I. Allegro Con Brio
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto; Trio
04. IV. Allegro
05. I. Allegro Moderato
06. II. Andante
07. III. Menuetto; Trio
08. IV. Allegro Con Spirito
09. I. Moto Allegro
10. II. Adnantino Con Moto
11. III. Menuetto; Trio
12. IV. Presto

Disc: 7
01. I. Allegro Spiritoso
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto; Trio
04. IV. Presto
05. I. Allegro Vivace
06. II. Andante
07. II. Andante (Alternate)
08. III. Allegro
09. I. Allegro Spiritoso
10. II. Andante
11. III. Allegro Spiritoso
12. I. Allegro Assai
13. II. Andante Moderato
14. III. Menuet; Trio
15. IV. Allegro Assai

Disc: 8
01. I. Allegro Vivace
02. II. Andante Di Molto
03. III. Allegro Vivace
04. I. Allegro Con Spirito
05. II. (Andante)
06. III. Menuetto; Trio
07. IV. Presto
08. I. Adagio; Allegro Spiritoso
09. II. Poco Adagio
10. III. Menuetto; Trio
11. IV. Presto

Disc: 9
01. I. Adagio; Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Presto
04. I. Adagio; Allegro
05. II. Andante Con Moto
06. III. Menuetto: Allegretto; Trio
07. IV. Allegro

Disc: 10
01. I. Molto Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menueto; Trio
04. IV. Allegro Assai
05. I. Allegro Vivace
06. II. Andante Cantablie
07. III. Menuetto; Trio
08. IV. Molto Allegro

# Symphony in F
# Symphony (No. 55) in B flat
# Symphony (No. 42) in F
# Symphony (No. 44) in D
# Symphony (No. 45) in D
# Symphony (No. 46) in C
# Symphony (No. 47) in D
# Symphony No. 1 in E flat
# Symphony No. 4 in D
# Symphony No. 5 in B flat
# Symphony No. 6 in F
# Symphony No. 7 in D
# Symphony No. 8 in D
# Symphony No. 9 in C
# Symphony No. 10 in G
# Symphony No. 11 in D
# Symphony No. 12 in G
# Symphony No. 13 in F
# Symphony No. 14 in A
# Symphony No. 15 in G
# Symphony No. 16 in C
# Symphony No. 17 in G
# Symphony No. 18 in F
# Symphony No. 19 in E flat
# Symphony No. 20 in D
# Symphony No. 21 in A
# Symphony No. 22 in C
# Symphony No. 23 in D
# Symphony No. 24 in B flat
# Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183/K173dB in G minor
# Symphony No. 26 in E flat
# Symphony No. 27 in G
# Symphony No. 28 in C
# Symphony No. 29 in A
# Symphony No. 30 in D
# Symphony No. 31, “Paris” in D
# Symphony No. 32 in G
# Symphony No. 33 in B flat
# Symphony No. 34 in C
# Symphony No. 35, “Haffner” in D
# Symphony No. 36, “Linz” in C
# Symphony No. 38, “Prague” in D
# Symphony No. 39 in E flat
# Symphony No. 40 in G minor
# Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” in C

Replaces all other versions in my collection

When Sir Charles Mackerras aimed his sights at recording the complete Mozart Symphonies with the Prague Chamber Orchestra, critics were delighted at the results as the discs became available separately. The writer for the Penguin Guide commented that the playing and the technical aspects of the recordings were excellent, while pointing out that the pacing is more urgent in the earlier symphonies, more relaxed in the later ones. The Gramophone writer pronounced them “full of sparkle and precision.”
No, this is not an “original instrument” presentation, but Mackerras takes a loving view of his composer and most listeners will be quite satisfied with the results. Granted that other recordings might offer more “period style” here or more heaven-moving renditions there. However, this boxed set of 10 CDs has replaced in my collection all the miscellaneous recordings I have been lining up on the Mozart shelf; and (as Ko-Ko sings) “They never will be missed” as long as this Telarc set is there to be played.
The only negative feature is that the time limitations of the CD necessitate that Symphonies No. 8 and 20 begin on one disc and end on the other. But having them in the correct order was quite a challenge for the producers and much to be appreciated.