Mozart
Mozart: Symphonies (Warner Classics)
Luxuriant, emotionally stirring renditions of Mozart’s final six symphonies [DF]
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Channel Classics)
This new, spirited version of the opera, while not really standing out, is well worth considering [DJa]
Constantin Silvestri (conductor): A Bournemouth Love Affair (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Heartfelt exuberance, sensitivity and quicksilver fleetness [NB]
Mozart: Keyboard Works. Fragments and Rarities (Naxos)
A lovingly curated recital of Mozart’s rarities and fragments for keyboard [CRo]
Mozart: Complete Piano Trios (MDG)
Revel in these delightfully translucent performances [DC]
The Minneapolis Concerts in the 1950s: Newly Discovered Recordings (Antal Doráti Society)
Doráti and the Minneapolis in live concerts with variable music-making but some energising rarities included [JW]
Andrew Kennedy (tenor): Arias by Gluck, Mozart and Berlioz (Signum)
(Déjà Review) Andrew Kennedy does Berlioz proud [GF]
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Piano Concerti No.1, 27 (Alpha Classics)
A prevailingly cheerful and upbeat recital, aptly programmed and joyfully executed [RMo]
Mozart: Horn Concertos (Chandos)
A fine new set of Mozart’s horn concertos [SB]
Mozart: Airs d’opéras (Forgotten Records)
(Déjà Review) All lovers of elegant stylish Mozart singing should lend an ear to this disc [GF]
Mozart: String Quartet K590
by Alan George
Mozart: Don Giovanni (C Major)
A fitfully interesting, ultimately disappointing Don Giovanni from Barrie Kosky [DHa]
Jill Crossland plays Mozart & Beethoven (Diversions)
(Déjà Review) A consistent and well thought-out recital that grew on me with each listening [OL]
Mozart: String Quartet K387
by Alan George
Mozart: Symphony No.40; Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (Le Palais des Dégustateurs)
The jury is still out on Maestro Carlos Païta [RMay]
Mozart: Arias for Tenor (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) No one wanting an all-Mozart recital can possibly go wrong with this issue [GF]
Mozart: Symphonies No.39-41 (Berlin Classics)
(Déjà Review) Suitner’s handling of these scores is fleet and vigorous [SV]
Vivaldi: Gloria; Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate (Forgotten Records)
(Déjà Review) Deeply satisfying [GF]
Aga Mikolaj sings Strauss & Mozart: Songs (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Mikolaj certainly deserves to be heard alongside the greats [Byz]
Sir Thomas Beecham: The Great Communicator (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) An excellent insight into the human relationships and stories behind some of the great symphonic and vocal music on record [DBe]
Mozart: Serenades (Nimbus Records)
Fresh as a daisy: beguiling playing and a big sound [RB]
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Perfect Prima Donna (Warner Classics)
A very special collection of lieder, opera and operetta from one of the great post-war sopranos [DBe]
David Nadien (violin): Live in Recital (Biddulph)
A live concert from 1972 finds David Nadien and Jaques Abram in excellent form [JW]
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A starry cast, with a classic performance from Gottlob Frick, achieving not quite the sum of its parts [DBe]
