Symphony No. 33 (KV 319), Serenade No. 9 "Posthorn" (KV 320)

Detailní popis produktu

These are all works already well known in stylish recordings by the Academy of St Martin's, but always till now with Sir Neville Marriner in charge. Quite apart from the originality of the couplings - each disc bringing together a middle-period symphony and a contemporaneous Serenade - Iona Brown and the Hänssler recording team (Andrew Keener as producer, John Timperley as balance engineer) between them certainly provide a clear contrast. First to praise the sound, for it has a sharpness of focus and sense of presence that I more often associate with the finest analogue recordings of the 1960s and 1970s. It is also surprising to find that the venue was Henry Wood Hall, for this sounds rather more intimate than most recordings made there, with plenty of bloom but no excessive reverberation. This is Mozart sound, using modern instruments but with some concern for the crisper manners encouraged by period performance, that in its freshness and beauty makes me want to go on listening. - Gramophone