Music : Mozart: The Last Five Symphonies
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from: Philips
Amazon.com's Price: $17.98 Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028943833226
Label: Philips
Manufacturer: Philips
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Philips
Release Date: October 12, 1993
Sales Rank: 83935
Studio: Philips
Disc 1:- 1. Adagio - Allegro spiritoso
- 2. Poco adagio
- 3. Menuetto
- 4. Finale (Presto)
- 1. Adagio - Allegro
- 2. Andante
- 3. Finale (Presto)
- 1. Adagio - Allegro
- 2. Andante con moto
Disc 2:- 1. Molto allegro
- 2. Andante cantabile
- 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- 4. Finale (Allegro assai)
- 1. Allegro vivace
- 2. Andante cantabile
- 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- 4. Molto allegro
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
These were always fine performances of Mozart's last five symphonies (Nos. 36 and 38-41; Michael Haydn wrote his 37th) and they stand up wonderfully. Marriner was never an over-Romanticizer, and even here, with a pretty-good-sized band of modern instruments, the touch is thoroughly 'Mozartean,' without being at all fussy. In other words, this is a very classy set--tempi and emphasis are never less than ideally judged, and there's energy to spare. What a buy! --Robert Levine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - the best for last?
One grows accustomed to approaching the `last' works of an artist with an aging master in mind, perhaps resting just a bit on laurels accrued over a lifetime of meritorious productivity. Not so with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of those giants who was taken early from his craft. Perhaps, from an aesthetic point of view, an early demise was not purely tragic. Given what we think we know of Mozart, a long life might have represented endless artistic decline. He died at something close to the apex of ... Read More
Rating: - Great Listening
This is another great listening experience performed by The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, under Sir Neville Marriner. The interpretation is outstanding, though a little different than what we traditionally hear for Mozart.
Rating:  - Two-and-a-half stars...Bland and anonymous
I was truly surprised how bland I found these performances. They're not really "bad," and there's nothing to object, to, but I almost wish they were so I could have a reaction, any reaction. Despite his reputation for being a "Mozart Specialist," I don't feel Neville Marriner gets to the bottom of these works, despite how beautifully the Academy-of-St. Martins-In-The-Fields guys play. (And they can seduce you with beauty.) Tempi are average-to-slow (the intro to the Prague is particularly cumbersome, ... Read More
Rating: - Ditto Robert Levine
I am greatly enjoying this purchase. The Amazon reviewer hits the nail on the head: very classy. I appreciate the balance of the recording, with the winds right up there with the strings, and the whole effect never too dense. I haven't heard the Bohm/Berlin set that others have spoken of, but I have compared the 38 and 39 on this set to a Bohm/Vienna disk I own which is very good and the Marriner performances are overall more enjoyable.
Rating: - Excellent!
This is an excellent buy. The ASMF proves to be an outstanding Mozart-orchestra. Symphonies no. 36 and 40 are among my favorite symphonies now. The only downside is the break-up of Symphony 39, but despite that, I really recommend this one!
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