Mozart: Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" (Great Recordings of the Century) [Original recording remastered]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Thomas Beecham (Conductor), Sir Thomas Beecham (Conductor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Jack Brymer (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Jack Brymer
• Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Thomas Beecham, Sir Thomas Beecham
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (September 11, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B00005NW09
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,689 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely way to be introduced to Beecham's Mozart, December 13, 2006

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This review is from: Mozart: Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" (Great Recordings of the Century) (Audio CD)

It's quite unfair for the Amazon reviewer to describe these late Mozart recordings from Beecham as "stately, deliberate, stolid." True, he came from an earlier generation of Mozarteans, and his tempos arern't brisk, but the correct adjectives are "easy, natural, and good-humored." Beecham's Mozart always creates a smile. The best example is his delightful Abduction form the Seraglio (EMI). This Sym. 41 plus two wind concertos isn't that ebbulient, but it's full of energy and life.

EMI has done a fine job remastering the late-50s sonics. They are still a trifle thin on top and tubby on the bottom (much like listeners of my age). Have no fear that these performances are dull or that Reginald Kell, the solist in the clarinet concerto, plays stiffly, as the Amazon reviewer claims. He doesn't attack his phrasing with extroverted energy (the current style) but adheres to Beecham's smooth, laid-back approach. In the bassoon concerto Gwydion Brooke's ability to make his instrument sing and chuckle by turns is a pure delight.