More By Artist: Mozart
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BEETHOVEN / ALBAN BERG
Beethoven / Berg: Violin Concertos Isabelle Faust (violin) / Orchestra Mozart / Claudio Abbado [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "The Beethoven and Berg Violin Concertos aren't commonly paired on disc. However, in this case it seems like an inspired piece of programme planning. Outstanding performances of both concertos, then; I'll want to return to them often." (Gramophone... |
FELIX & FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn, (Felix & Fanny): Vom Himmel hoch, MWV A 22 / Gartenlieder, Op.3 / Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op.60, MWV D 3 Julia Doyle (soprano) Mark Le Brocq (tenor) Ashley Riches (baritone) / Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players, David Temple [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] "There's a wonderful breadth to the sound caught in St Jude-on-the-Hill in Hampstead Garden Suburb by the Chandos team. This new recording is surely the new benchmark." Gramophone |
FRANZ KROMMER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Krommer: Symphonies Op 40 & Op 102 London Mozart Players, Matthais Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/1994 ] |
GEORG BENDA
Benda: Piano Concertos Howard Shelley (piano/conductor) / London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 8 / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] 'It's almost a commonplace to remark upon Shelley's unstinting advocacy of all‑but-forgotten and sometimes rather inconsequential music. That's to do Benda a disservice, however … where these works really score … is in the slow movements' Gramophone |
MOZART / FLIES / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Irmgard Seefried Irmgard Seefried (soprano) with Gerald Moore, Hermann von Nordberg, Wilhelm Schmidt / London Mozart Players, Harry Blech [ Testament / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] Original recordings from 1946 to 1953 |
FELIX and FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) / London Mozart Players, Jonathan Bloxham [ Decca / CD - released 11/Oct/2024 ] "Kanneh-Mason's seemingly effortless precision of articulation, even at breakneck speed, is nothing short of awe-inspiring." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The Complete Violin Concertos James Ehnes (violin) / Mozart Anniversary Orchestra [ Onyx / 2 CD - released 27/Jan/2017 ] "A must for devotees" Northern Echo, 2nd February 2017 |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hummel: Potpourri, Op. 94 / Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca / Variations, Op. 115 / Violin Concerto in G James Ehnes (violin & viola) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, piano & conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Aug/2004 ] "One of the most highly regarded composers during his life (1778-1837), Hummel's reputation has suffered neglect ever since...f you like Mendelssohn's concertos, the charm of this one should captivate you." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone 2004 |
SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL
Herschel: Symphonies (Nos 2, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17) London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Contemporaries of Mozart / CD - released 20/Mar/2003 ] 'Matthias Bamert's lively direction and the higly professional playing of the London Mozart Players provide Herschel with the best imaginable advocacy...' Gramophone |
VOGLER
Symphonies, Overtures and Ballets London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Contemporaries of Mozart / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] The celebrated Contemporaries of Mozart series continues apace with the compositions of German composer George Joseph Vogler. The London Mozart Players which celebrates their 60th anniversary in 2009 perform under the direction of Matthias Bamert. |
MICHAEL HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn, (M.): 5 Symphonies London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert (conductor) [ Musical Heritage Society / CD - released 1/Jun/1996 ] Musicologist Karl Geiringer has claimed that Michael Haydn has not received the recognition he deserves from posterity, taking the view that his church music, his choruses for male voices, and many of his instrumental works are on a respectable level... |
BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL / CHOPIN / MOZART / etc
Martha Argerich & Claudio Abbado: The Complete Concerto Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 15/Jan/2015 ] "Lightning strikes as Argerich's Beethoven 3 is finally heard on disc" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos (complete) Maceal O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert (with David Juriz, violin, & Julia Desbruslais, cello) [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "O'Rourke seems to have adopted the style of Field himself; he has a lovely touch and flow." (American Record Guide) |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major; Piano Concerto No.2 in A flat major Michael O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2005 ] "The soloist is very persuasive, and he receives admirable support from Bamert and the London Mozart Players. First-class, natural balanced recording." (Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Eroica Op. 55 / Piano Quartet Op. 16 Mozart Piano Quartet [ MDG / CD ] Founded in 2000, the Mozart Piano Quartet has been establishing an impressive career. It has been ensemble-in-residence at the Festival for romantic Chamber Music in Leipzig/Halle, Germany, with appearances at festival and concert series throughout... |
ROMANTIC CLASSICS
Romantic Classics (Incls Salut d'amour', Liebestraum No. 3' & 'Clair de lune') Various artists incls Margaret Fingerhut, Earl Wild (pianos) Craig Ogden (guitar), London Mozart Players, Scottish National Orchestra, etc [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] Romantic Classics features some of the world's most requested music, taken from Chandos' distinguished catalogue and digitally remastered to the company's usual, uncompromising standards. |
ROXANNA PANUFNIK
Roxanna Panufnik: Love Abide Colla Voce Singers, London Mozart Players, Lee Ward [ Signum / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] "A rich offering on a theme of interfaith connectivity. The Japanese lullaby-inspired Zen Love Song and title work Love Abide are totally absorbing." BBC Music |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Les Petits Riens / Idomeneo Ballet Music / etc Wiener Mozart Ensemble [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] 'The horn playing excels itself in the Rondo: Roland Berger proves himself an excellent player indeed … an excellent disc' Gramophone, February 1968, on KV 371 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 (complete) Alessio Allegrini (horn) / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] " In tune with Claudio Abbado's bracing "new-old" approach to Mozart - sparing use of string vibrato, astringent, wind-dominated textures - Allegrini's slightly rougher-edged way with this famous music could hardly be less like Brain's suave... |
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J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (complete) Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Michala Petri (recorder) & Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet) / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/May/2011 ] |
