Mozart

Fritz Kreisler (violin): Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)

The legendary Fritz Kreisler comes up pristinely in new transfers of his concerto recordings [PH]

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Virtuoso – Music for Euphonium and Brass Band (Naxos)

Intriguing arrangements for brass band of some well-known works [KT]

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The Convict Harpsichordist (Move)

(Déjà Review) An fascinating recital themed around the first harpsichord to arrive in Australia [RH]

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Mozart: The Great Symphonies 21-41 (Decca)

Classic accounts from a Mozart specialist, full of life and spirit [RMo]

Beethoven Symphonies 4 and 8 Somm

Beethoven: Symphonies Vol. 5 (SOMM)

Scharwenka’s fine arrangements of these sunny, playful symphonies are superbly played [TMS]

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Mandora: The Lute of the Monasteries (Pan Classics)

An interesting survey of music for a little-known instrument [JV]

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Mozart: Violin sonatas (Arcana)

Refined and focused playing, seductively performed [SG]

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Etsuko Hirose: The Complete Denon Recordings (Danacord)

These remarkable discs have been hard to track down so it is wonderful to have them collected together and to hear Etsuko Hirose’s dazzling pianism [RCh]

Mozart Symphonies Eloquence

Mozart: Symphonies 25, 29 & 35 (Eloquence)

(Déjà Review) Finely paced readings with a clear sense of the inner relationship of the parts, textures and drama [ED]

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Jelly d’Arányi (violin): Columbia recordings (Biddulph)

The cultured elegance of violinist Jelly d’Arányi in recordings from the 1920s and 30s [JW]

Arthur Catterall (violin) Mozart, Brahms and Franck (Biddulph)

Concertmaster-soloist Arthur Catterall in historically valuable late acoustic recordings [JW]

Johanna Martzy (violin): Live Concert Performances (Meloclassic)

Treasured documents and valuable additions to the Martzy discography [SG]

Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) May not outdo the competition completely but belongs up there among the best [GF]

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Jascha Horenstein (conductor): Horenstein in Venezuela Vol 1 (Pristine Audio)

A specialist but intriguing release showing a great conductor working, as it were, off the beaten track [JQ]

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Herbert von Karajan live in Berlin (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)

A fascinating and valuable musical-historical document [JQ]

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Mozart: Orchestral Works (Gramola)

Turkovic’s performances compare favourably, and the mix of genres clarifies the distinctiveness of the symphony [MG]

Mozart: Mitridate, Re di Ponto (C Major)

Very high musical standards are let down by a disappointing production [MP]

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Carl Schuricht in New York (Archipel)

Schuricht leads the Vienna orchestra with surety and command [JW]

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Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)

Pianophiles will warmly embrace this latest addition to the Meloclassic roster [SG]

Opus V: Keyboard works by Mozart and J C Bach (Ars Produktion)

One of the best recordings of Mozart’s concertos [JV]

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Grigory Sokolov (piano) Purcell and Mozart (Deutsche Grammophon)

Authoritative and heartfelt performances, warmly recommended [SG]

Mozart: Piano Concerti No.17, 21 (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) Tremendous, life-affirming Mozart playing, marking Pollini’s welcome return to this territory [CC]

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Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)

An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]

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Mozart: Serenades (Berlin Classics)

Rapturous: two Mozart Serenatas composed (and recorded) in Salzburg [DF]