Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 26, 27, 29 & 32

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Conductor: Neville Marriner
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (April 5, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B0000041XL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,979 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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

2. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): Andante

3. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): Menuetto & Trio

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

5. Symphony No. 26 in E flat major, K. 184 (K. 161a)

6. Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (K. 161b): Allegro

7. Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (K. 161b): Andante grazioso

8. Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (K. 161b): Presto

9. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Allegro moderato

10. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Andante

11. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Menuetto & Trio

12. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Allegro con spirito

13. Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318

Customer Reviews

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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, as usual, January 19, 2000

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Ryan Richards "reb77" (Midland, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 26, 27, 29 & 32 (Audio CD)

I wish I could express how wonderfully Marriner always conducts Mozart. Suffice it to say that these symphonies are recorded both with the technical brilliance for which the ASMF is known, and an unusually large depth of sound from what is, after all, a chamber orchestra. There are so many special touches unique to this recording (such as the diminuendo to pianissimo at the end of the first movement of the 25th) that should not be missed. Note, too, the sense of spontaneity throughout: nowhere do these symphonies "plod along"; on the contrary, the ASMF obviously has every note down pat, and is playing for the sheer joy of it. This is an incredible album.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Mozart, August 4, 2001

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A. Michaelson "A. Michaelson" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 26, 27, 29 & 32 (Audio CD)

This is one of my favorite recordings of some of my favorite Mozart symphonies. These symphonies are from the middle period of his life, and they show Mozart's attainment of a new level of skill and sophistication in his orchestral works. They also show the classical symphony taking it's final form(the final form of the classical symphony was actually Haydn's creation, but Mozart was a follower of Haydn's works) of four movements with the first and the fourth being fast, the second being slow and the third being a dancing minuet. (It is also of minor interst that Symphony 25 is in a minor key, because an intersting fact is that Mozart was the only composer of the classical era to consistantly write works in both major and MINOR keys. Most composers stuck to major keys, thus producing mostly cheery and uplifting, often comical works). The performance of The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is superb, under the conduction of Marriner, one of the century's great Mozart conductors. The playing is superb and in classical style(not romanticized like so many other conductors tend to do to Mozart). The sound is also great. The recording is clear and loud thanks to the church's acoustics (I believe these are recorded in St Martin's church) and the amazing analog to digital transfer. This disc is a must have for anybody, Mozart fans and non-fans alike.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With Mozart, Marriner Is First--There Is No Second or Third, November 14, 2003

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David R. Eastwood (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 26, 27, 29 & 32 (Audio CD)

Other than works by Vivaldi (of course), the first movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, titled Allegro con brio, is the most joyful piece of orchestral music I've ever heard. Thanks largely to the film AMADEUS, it is familiar to many who otherwise might not listen to or buy classical music. I have compared Neville Marriner's tempo and phrasing with those of at least a dozen other conductors, and the first nine notes tell it all: only Marriner's conducting of it gets a perfect "brio rating" of TEN! In fact, his conducting of ALL of Mozart's symphonies (some of them rather oddly constructed) is consistently excellent. If you ever have the chance to purchase Marriner's CD sets of the complete symphonies of Mozart, by all means do so. In the mean time, this collection of five will give you hundreds of hours of intense enjoyment.