Mozart
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]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
An important survey of one of the great partnerships of the 20th century at its peak [DHa]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
A fascinating, marvellously presented anthology [JQ]
Mozart: Symphonies 39 & 41 (Soli Deo Gloria)
(Déjà Review) Fine, vital live performances of two of Mozart’s greatest symphonies [JQ]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor): The Complete Teldec Recordings (Warner Classics)
Consistently thought-provoking [DF]
Mozart: Sonatas for piano four hands (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Playing that is full of stylish élan and richness of character [DC]
Nathan Milstein (violin) The American Columbia Solo Recordings – Vol 2 (Pristine Audio)
The young Nathan Milstein: a consummate professional at work [RMa]
Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-18 (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Hesitate not – this really is new Mozart [DC]
Mozart: Mass in C minor (AliaVox)
An intriguing new performing version of Mozart’s great unfinished Mass [MP]
Mozart & Brahms: Violin Concertos (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Eye-opening and bargain-priced accounts of considerable interest [RMay]
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Pristine Audio)
A classic that sounds better than ever, but look elsewhere for Figaro heaven [ST]
Mozart & Schubert: String Quartets (Le Palais des Dégustateurs)
Two accounts that are as fine as any in the catalogue, making a valuable pairing [RMo]
