Mozart: 15 Famous Symphonies (Box Set) [Box set]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Barry Wordsworth (Conductor), Capella Istropolitana (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Capella Istropolitana
• Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (January 20, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
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• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B0000013I9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Symphony No. 41 in C major ('Jupiter'), K. 551: Allegro vivace

2. Symphony No. 41 in C major ('Jupiter'), K. 551: Andante cantabile

3. Symphony No. 41 in C major ('Jupiter'), K. 551: Menuetto & Trio, Allegretto

4. Symphony No. 41 in C major ('Jupiter'), K. 551: Molto Allegro

5. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): Allegro con brio

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Disc: 2

1. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Molto allegro

2. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Andante

3. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Menuetto & Trio, Allegretto

4. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Allegro assai

5. Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200 (K. 189k): Allegro spiritoso

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Disc: 3

1. Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338: Allegro vivace

2. Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338: Andante di molto

3. Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338: Finale, Allegro vivace

4. Symphony No. 35 in D major ('Haffner'), K. 385: Allegro con spirituo

5. Symphony No. 35 in D major ('Haffner'), K. 385: Andante

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Disc: 4

1. Symphony No. 36 in C major ('Linz'), K. 425: Adagio, Allegro spiritoso

2. Symphony No. 36 in C major ('Linz'), K. 425: Andante

3. Symphony No. 36 in C major ('Linz'), K. 425: Menuetto & Trio

4. Symphony No. 36 in C major ('Linz'), K. 425: Presto

5. Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K. 319: Allegro assai

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Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars staple performances at a bargain price, March 1, 2001

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ingrid888 (An Island) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart: 15 Famous Symphonies (Box Set) (Audio CD)

These are solid and stylish recordings of Mozart's great last symphonies plus the nine others that don't reach the realm of the last six but that are obviously worth owning (and may be difficult to collect individually in such good performances without spending a whole lot more money). The Penguin Guide to classical music recordings has given these recordings their highest rating (for what that's worth, and it's usually worth alot because that guide is, with few exceptions, notoriously on-the-mark). The orchestra sounds full, yet the style also has the feeling of the best of period performance. I wouldn't be put off one bit by the bargain price of these discs (those familiar with the Naxos label wouldn't be anyway). The performances and the recorded sound don't disappoint in any way. They're not Klemperer, or Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic, nor are they Bruno Walter, but they are great Mozart recordings, sort of like a very good translation of a work of literature that gives you the feeling you are getting the true essence of the original.