Mozart for Monday Mornings [Box set]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Leopold Hager (Conductor), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Bernard Haitink (Conductor), John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor), Jeffrey Tate (Conductor), Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra (Orchestra), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), English Baroque Soloists (Orchestra), English Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Walter Klien (Performer), Mitsuko Uchida (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Walter Klien, Mitsuko Uchida
• Orchestra: Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London Philharmonic Orchestra, English Baroque Soloists, English Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Leopold Hager, Neville Marriner, Bernard Haitink, John Eliot Gardiner, Jeffrey Tate
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (April 14, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000069CY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,378 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than 2 cups of coffee, January 4, 1999

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This review is from: Mozart for Monday Mornings (Audio CD)

A truly hot compilation of the most up tempo Mozart tunes. Just the ticket to get the blood moving in the a.m. Not a single downer in the bunch!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music that Motivates, January 29, 2005

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C. Middleton (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart for Monday Mornings (Audio CD)

Phillips Classics has spawned a brilliant concept for classical music compilations. The first compilation to enter the market place was "Mozart for Your Mind", a collection of scientifically proven sonatas and overtures that actually boost the listeners IQ. In this compilation, they have presented Mozart's more buoyant and snappy tunes to quicken the pulse, motivate the spirit and inspire the brain, which the publishers have called the "Mozart effect".

Those aware of Mozart's music will recognize many of these Overtures and Sonatas, from the light and chatty Violin Sonata in A, KV. 305 to the more moody and serious Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550. Interestingly, for me, this entire compilation does exactly what it is designed to do, focusing the mind, establishing clarity after a long nights sleep, and motivating the spirit to confront the day ahead.

Most of the pieces are performed by the famous St. Martin in the Fields, conducted and arranged by Sir Neville Mariner. In no way an expert of classical music recordings, I believe even the connoisseur will find this collection performed at a level that is both rendered with sophistication and skill that Mozart intended, creating the desired effect on the ear and the mind.

If you find yourself feeling lethargic, lacking motivation or a touch on the tired side, this CD should put that much needed bounce back in your step.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lively Mozart compositions to get you going on Monday AM, October 5, 2006

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Marc Axelrod (Potter, Wi USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart for Monday Mornings (Audio CD)

My wife is a school teacher. and she already owns "Mozart for your mind," which is classical music that is supposed to help you concentrate more. This cd represents some of the more lively arrangements in the Mozart repetoire, and my wife enjoys this one, too. Actually, so do I. I am a newbie when it comes to classical music, but I am liking it more and more, and in large part to this Mozart music cd. The songs are familiar, probably from hearing them as the backdrops to animated cartoons and major motion pictures. But I enjoy these renditions by The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the English Chamber Orchestra, among others.

If you don't any classical music and you're wondering where to start, this is a good place right here.