Mozart: Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita"; Divertimenti K.213 & K.270

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Robert Craft (Conductor), Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet (Performer), Ensemble Wien-Berlin (Performer), Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet, Ensemble Wien-Berlin
• Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (March 4, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029S7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,832 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RARE BASSOONISTS!! Sol Schoenbach AND Milan Turkovic!!, February 10, 1999

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This review is from: Mozart: Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita"; Divertimenti K.213 & K.270 (Audio CD)

It's hard to find any Sol Schoenbach recordings anymore. All of the ensembles are great!! I highly recommend this cd to any wind player. Many highly excellent musicians, all on one cd. It is a very relaxing cd, also.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars this time, price reflects quality, January 18, 2003

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Juan Valdez (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart: Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita"; Divertimenti K.213 & K.270 (Audio CD)

a bland recording, not one of essential classics' essential CDs...most of the movements are also truncated--missing repeats, variations, etc...and if you like your recordings to have a spacey sound, this recording sounds like they were in a little box...save your money

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mozart deserves better treatment, October 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mozart: Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita"; Divertimenti K.213 & K.270 (Audio CD)

I was really disappointed by this lousy performance of the Gran Partita. Sure they get all the notes, but there's no feeling of magic. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields gives this composition a much better treatment. I also plan to check out the famous Mackerras version in the future. As far as the two Divertimentos for winds, they are minor works, but the recordings of them are better quality. The Fantasia is not for winds and, pardon the expression, a wind arrangement takes the "wind" out of it. Try a recording of it on organ or piano or the mechanical organ it was meant for. The same goes for the last piece on this album.