Mozart: Concertos for Wind Instruments

On this CD:

1. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Oskar Michallik

2. Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K. 186e (K. 191)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Dresden Ensemble, Gunter Klier
Conducted by Siegfried Kurz

3. Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 (K. 285d)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Dresden Ensemble, Kurt Mahn
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt

Customer Reviews:

Highly recommended: a great bargain.......2006-11-07

Bohm's integral recording of the Mozart Wind Concertos, supplemented with some String and Wind Serenades presented in this DG 7 disc set, is a great bargain at around $40.00, and highly recommended by me.

In this set, you get the Clarinet, Flute No. 1, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn 1-4,
Flute/Harp Concertos; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Posthorn Serenade, Haffner Serenade, Serenata Notturna, and Wind Divertimenti (some without Bohm's direction), in one neat little package. The Vienna Philharmonic is employed in the Concertos and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; the Berlin Philharmonic in the Posthorn, Notturna, and Haffner Serenades.

Recorded in the 1970s in beautifully spread stereo sound, these are among DG's best sounding recordings: better than many new Digital issues. There is a warmth and purity which will make you forget the cares of the day or storminess of our times. Bohm had just the right feeling for Mozart, and it is warm, loving and sensitive, without being sentimental.

I cannot say enough positive about these recordings, or Bohm's Berlin Philharmonic Mozart Symphonies, just reissued by DG in a similar "Collector's Edition" to this one. If you want to make a great investment, get this, + the Bohm/Berlin Mozart Symphonies (10 CDs), and Bohm's DG DVD release of Mozart Symphonies (released in July, 2006) which has live and studio recordings of 13 of Mozart's Symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic (1, 25, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41) and Vienna Symphony (33, 39)from 1969-78, with great sound and picture quality.

Highly recommended.

Mozart: Violin Concertos; Wind Concertos

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Mozart at his best

Mozart: Violin Concertos; Wind Concertos

Manufacturer: Philips
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ASIN: B00004YSBF
Release Date: 2006-01-10

Customer Reviews:

Mozart at his best.......2006-07-10

Excellent recording;

As good as the Christopher Hogwood interpretation I oredered in the first place.

Mozart: The Wind Concertos /AAM * Hogwood

Average customer rating:

fluent musicality
Enjoyable Clarinet, Weak Horn.
another fine recording from Hogwood and the AAM
Mozart: The Wind Concertos
A must-buy for the Mozart or period music fan

Mozart: The Wind Concertos /AAM * Hogwood

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ASIN: B00000JLF7
Release Date: 1999-07-20

Tracks:

Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622: I Allegro
Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622: II Adagio
Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622: III Rondo: Allegro
Oboe Concerto In C Major, K314: I Allegro aperto
Oboe Concerto In C Major, K314: II Adagio non troppo
Oboe Concerto In C Major, K314: III Rondo: Allegretto

Tracks:

Flute And Harp Concerto In C Major, K299: I Allegro
Flute And Harp Concerto In C Major, K299: II Andantino
Flute And Harp Concerto In C Major, K299: III. Rondeau: Allegro
Andante For Flute And Orchestra In C Major, K315
Bassoon Concerto In B Flat Major, K191: I. Allegro
Bassoon Concerto In B Flat Major, K191: II. Andante ma adagio
Bassoon Concerto In B Flat Major, K191: III. Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto
Flute Concerto No. 1 In G Major, K313: I. Allegro maestoso
Flute Concerto No. 1 In G Major, K313: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Flute Concerto No. 1 In G Major, K313: III. Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto

Tracks:

Concerto In E Flat Major, K 447: I. Allegro
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 447: II. Romance: Larghetto
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 447: III. Allegro
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 417: I. (Allegro)
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 417: II. Andante
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 417: III. Rondo (Allegro)
Rondeau In E Flat Major, K 371
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 495: I. Allegro maestoso
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 495: II. Romance: Andante cantabile
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 495: III. Rondo: Allegro vivace
Concerto In D Major, K 412: I. Allegro
Concerto In E Flat Major, K 495: II. Rondo: Allegro
Rondo In D Major, K 514

Amazon.com essential recording

It would be hard to find more appealing treatments of Mozart's wind concertos than these from Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music, featuring a distinguished group of period-instrument soloists. Leading the way, and playing a deliciously mellow-sounding basset clarinet, Anthony Pay gives a splendid account of what is surely Mozart's most beautiful concerto, the Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622. Pay's shadings are soft and natural, his embellishments simply marvelous, and he and Hogwood are right on the mark when it comes to tempo, expression, and accent. Another delight is the spirited and expressive playing of Lisa Beznosiuk, both in the Flute Concerto, K. 313, and in the Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299, where she shares solo honors with Frances Kelly. Michel Piguet is a formidable soloist in the Oboe Concerto, K. 314, and Danny Bond achieves wonders with a period instrument in the Bassoon Concerto, K. 191. Not to be outdone, Anthony Halstead delivers crisp, athletic work in the various concertos and concerto movements for horn, and manages to get a wonderfully fat tone from both of his instruments, modern copies of valveless period horns. Hogwood and the Academy give dependably bold, energetic readings across the board, their playing full of verve in the tuttis and suitably transparent in the quiet pages. While the recordings, made between 1984 and 1993, are all quite good, the works for horn benefit from a particularly effective engineering job, with sound that is exceptionally well balanced and silky. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

fluent musicality.......2006-02-18

The best recording that there is on the Natural horn (hand-horn). I have got some rival CDs by Koster, Brown, Greer, Baumann and Halstead's earlier Nimbus recording. The Hogwood/ AAM CD is definitely the best of the bunch owing to Mr Halstead's lovely, fluent musicality, and the superb orchestral playing under Mr Hogwood.

Enjoyable Clarinet, Weak Horn........2004-03-26

My first impression of this CD was that it had excellent recordings, for I only listened to the clarinet and oboe concertos, so I decided to buy it. The harp and flute concertos were, also, very enjoyable, but i did not particularly like the horn. I, myself, and a horn player, and I have a good idea of what kind of elements are expected in the Mozart horn concertos. The Allegro movement of the 1st concerto played (Hn. Concerto No.1 in E-flat Major) had a very shrill sound to it, and the tonguing was far too harsh. This also appeared in the Rondo Allegro movement of the 3rd concerto played (Hn. Concerto No.4 in E-flat Major). Near the beginning of the Rondo movement of the second played (Hn. Concerto No.3), the horn plays an arpegio up to a high B-flat (Which is fairly high for the horn), but this recording puts a lot of stress on the high B-flat, but all the notes should be even and have a consistant air stream. It was very painful to listen to. Even though these sections were relatively poor, I felt that the Romance: Larghetto movement of Hn. Concerto 1, and the Romance: Andante Cantabile movement of Hn. Concerto 4 were very nice. If you are seeking for a recording of the Horn Concertos, I wouldn't recommend this CD, however, if you are seeking the Clarient Concerto, or Oboe or Flute or Harp, I would absolutely recommend this, because they were simply excellent.

another fine recording from Hogwood and the AAM.......2003-01-11

These concertos are important additions to anyone's Mozart collection. Excellent performances on period instruments, extremely informative liner notes, clear, balanced, superb digital recordings.... everything we have come to expect from Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music. Highly recommended

Mozart: The Wind Concertos.......2001-01-13

I am partial to Hogwood and AAM for their interpretations of Mozart's works. The clarinet and oboe concertos with Pay and Piguet in particular are "reference standard" class. The flute and harp are very pleasing to listen to. The horn concerto is the weakest of the three (I'm stilling waiting for another Dennis Brain I guess), but this 3-CD set is still a particularly good value. For example, the single title "Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Oboe Concerto / Hogwood", is listed by ...... for ....

A must-buy for the Mozart or period music fan.......2000-03-14

Quite simply, you haven't heard Mozart's wind concerti until you've heard this recording. This is as close as you can get to hearing the music as Mozart wrote it to be played. For instance, in the oboe concerto, concessions to the period style and Mozart's original score _must_ be made due to the sheer physical limitations of the original two-keyed instrument used in the recording, made in 1783. In the horn concerti, the tone color difference between the stopped and unstopped notes is remarkable; you can't get this kind of drastic effect on a modern valved instrument (although some might wonder if you'd _want_ to get this effect ;). Nonetheless, it provides a unique window into both late 18th century playing style and Mozart's compositional genius.

However, not only do the period instruments do justice to the timbres Mozart himself heard and used, but the use of 18th century original and reproduction instruments allows the _original_ editions of Mozart's music to be used. The ever popular Clarinet Concerto in A was, in fact, written for the deeper ranged basset horn (aka basset clarinet) in A, not a "regular" clarinet. Hence, all editions for clarinet must transpose several passages up an octave to avoid the lower notes of the basset horn not covered by the clarinet. This fundamentally changes the character of whole sections of the piece.

Tracks:

Concerto For Flute, Harp & Orchestra In C, KV 299-297c: 1: Allegro
Concerto For Flute, Harp & Orchestra In C, KV 299-297c: 2: Andantino
Concerto For Flute, Harp & Orchestra In C, KV 299-297c: 3: Rondeau (Allegro)
Flute Concerto In G, KV 313-285c: 1: Allegro maestoso
Flute Concerto In G, KV 313-285c: 2: Adagio non troppo
Flute Concerto In G, KV 313-285c: 3: Rondo (Tempo di menuetto)
Andante For Flute And Orchestra In C, KV 315-285e

Tracks:

Clarinet Concerto In A, KV 622: 1. Allegro
Clarinet Concerto In A, KV 622: 2. Adagio
Clarinet Concerto In A, KV 622: 3. Rondo (Allegro)
Bassoon Concerto In B Flat, KV 191-186e: 1. Allegro
Bassoon Concerto In B Flat, KV 191-186e: 2. Andante ma adagio
Bassoon Concerto In B Flat, KV 191-186e: 3. Rondo (Tempo di menuetto)

Tracks:

Horn Concerto In D, KV 386b (KV 412 & 514): 1. (Allegro) KV 412
Horn Concerto In D, KV 386b (KV 412 & 514): 2. Allegro KV 514
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 417: 1. Allegro maestoso
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 417: 2. Andante
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 417: 3. Rondo
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 447: 1. Allegro
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 447: 2. Romanze (Larghetto)
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 447: 3. Allegro
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 495: 1. Allegro moderato
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 495: 2. Romanza (Andante)
Horn Concerto In E Flat, KV 495: 3. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
Rondo For Horn And Orchestra In E Flat, KV 371

Tracks:

Sinfonia concertante In E Flat, KV App. 9-297B - For Flute, Oboe, Horn, Bassoon & Orchestra: 1. Allegro
Sinfonia concertante In E Flat, KV App. 9-297B - For Flute, Oboe, Horn, Bassoon & Orchestra: 2. Adagio
Sinfonia concertante In E Flat, KV App. 9-297B - For Flute, Oboe, Horn, Bassoon & Orchestra: 3. Andantino con variazioni
Oboe Concerto In C, KV (314)-217K: 1. Allegro aperto
Oboe Concerto In C, KV (314)-217K: 2.Adagio non troppo
Oboe Concerto In C, KV (314)-217K: 3. Rondo ( Allegretto)

Tracks:

Flute Concerto In D, KV 314-285d: 1. Allegro aperto
Flute Concerto In D, KV 314-285d: 2. Andante ma non troppo
Flute Concerto In D, KV 314-285d: 3. Allegro
Sinfonia concertante In E Flat, KV App. C14.01-297b: 1. Allegro
Sinfonia concertante In E Flat, KV App. C14.01-297b: 2. Adagio
Sinfonia concertante In E Flat, KV App. C14.01-297b: 3. Andantino con variazioni

Customer Reviews:

If you love Mozart's Woodwind Music..........2001-07-20

These are the CD's for you! Just plain wonderful music. Great music played beautifully as it usually is by Sir Neville Marriner and The Acadamy of St. Martin-in-the-Field. I especially love the Sinfonia Concertante K. 297b. There are two versions here. One with flute and one with oboe. Take your pick as to which you perfer. (I prefer the Oboe myself.) If you can find a better recoding of the Clarinet Concerto, buy it! The slow movement is so balanced and soothing. Horn, Oboe, Flute and Bassoon are all played with passion and precision. All four Mozart Flute Concerti are done and are one of the highlights of these recordings.

An excellent addition to any ones collection.

Tracks:

Sinf for Ob, Cl, Hn, Bn & Orch: 1. Allegro
Sinf for Ob, Cl, Hn, Bn & Orch: 2. Adagio
Sinf for Ob, Cl, Hn, Bn & Orch: 3. Andantino con variazioni
Con for Cl & Orch in A, KV 622: 1. Allegro
Con for Cl & Orch in A, KV 622: 2. Adagio
Con for Cl & Orch in A, KV 622: 3. Rondo. Allegro
Con for Fl & Orch in C, KV 315: Andante

Tracks:

Con for Bn & Orch in B, KV 191: 1. Allegro
Con for Bn & Orch in B, KV 191: 2. Andante ma adagio
Con for Bn & Orch in B, KV 191: 3. Rondo. Tempo di Menuetto
Con for Hn & Orch No. 2 in E flat, KV 417: 1. Allegro
Con for Hn & Orch No. 2 in E flat, KV 417: 2. Andante
Con for Hn & Orch No. 2 in E flat, KV 417: 3. Rondo. Allegro
No. 1 in D, KV 412: 1. Allegro
No. 1 in D, KV 412: 2. Rondo. Allegro
No. 3 in E flat, KV 447: 1. Allegro
No. 3 in E flat, KV 447: 2. Romance. Larghetto
No. 3 in E flat, KV 447: 3. Allegro
No. 4 in E flat, KV 495: 1. Allegro maestoso
No. 4 in E flat, KV 495: 2. Romance. Andante cantabile
No. 4 in E flat, KV 495: 3. Rondo. Allegro vivace

Tracks:

Con for Ob & Orch in C, KV 314: 1. Allegro aperto
Con for Ob & Orch in C, KV 314: 2. Adagio non troppo
Con for Ob & Orch in C, KV 314: 3. Rondo. Allegretto
Con for Fl & Orch No. 1 in G, KV 313: 1. Allegro maestoso
Con for Fl & Orch No. 1 in G, KV 313: 2. Adagio ma non troppo
Con for Fl & Orch No. 1 in G, KV 313: 3. Rondo. Tempo di Menuetto
Con for Fl, Hp & Orch in C, KV 299: 1. Allegro
Con for Fl, Hp & Orch in C, KV 299: 2. Adantino
Con for Fl, Hp & Orch in C, KV 299: 3. Rondeau. Allegro

Mozart: Violin Concertos & Wind Concertos (Box Set)

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Mozart: Violin Concertos & Wind Concertos (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Brilliant
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ASIN: B0001GAVLQ

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Mozart: Wind Concertos

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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ASIN: B000F6ZI9C
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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Mozart: Wind Concertos

Manufacturer: Classics for Pleasur
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ASIN: B000003X7M
Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

Sinf Conc in E flat, K.297B: I. Allegro - David Theodore/Robert Hill/John Price/Nicholas Busch
Sinf Conc in E flat, K.297B: II. Adagio - David Theodore/Robert Hill/John Price/Nicholas Busch
Sinf Conc in E flat, K.297B: III. Andantino Con Var - David Theodore/Robert Hill/John Price/Nicholas Busch
Fl Con in G, K.313: I. Allegro Maestoso - Jonathan Snowden
Fl Con in G, K.313: II. Adagio Non Troppo - Jonathan Snowden
Fl Con in G, K.313: III. Rondo (Tempo Di Menuetto) - Jonathan Snowden

Tracks:

Ob Con in C, K.314: I. Allegro Aperto - Gordon Hunt
Ob Con in C, K.314: II. Adagio Non Troppo - Gordon Hunt
Ob Con in C, K.314: III. Rondo (Allegretto) - Gordon Hunt
Fl And Hp Con in C, K.299: I. Allegro - Jonathan Snowden/Caryl Thomas
Fl And Hp Con in C, K.299: II. Andantino - Jonathan Snowden/Caryl Thomas
Fl And Hp Con in C, K.299: III. Rondeau (Allegro) - Jonathan Snowden/Caryl Thomas