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  • Barbirollians
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    • Nov 2010
    • 11663

    Claude Monteux

    I took delivery this morning of an Australian Eloquence recording of Mozart woodwind concertos that I bought to hear G de P's first recording of the Clarinet Concerto . On first listening that sounds good as beautifully turned as one would expect and a little livelier than his stereo recording.

    The highlights of the CD to me , however, have been a very characterful and witty account of the Bassoon Concerto with Henri Helearts who was apparently the long time principal bassoonist of the Suisse Romande Orchestra and the Mozart Flute Concerto No 2 with Monteux pere et fils .

    The recording of the Flute Concerto is a revelation . The conducting as wonderful as it one would expect but what a fabulous player Claude Monteux who I had never heard before appears to have been - he has a beautiful light tone but every note sparkles with interest . A magical recording that to me has delighted me like none other of this concerto .

    Anyone know more about him and other recordings he made ? I understand he had to retire due to dystonia in his early 60s and Wikipedia tells me he died in 2013 .
  • Ferretfancy
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    • Nov 2010
    • 3487

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    The Claude Monteux recording of the Mozart was originally on LP coupled with a very enjoyable performance of Bach's orchestral Suite No. 2 and Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits. The Bach and the Gluck are old fashioned of course, but it's very nice old fashioned ! I'm not sure if this coupling exists on CD, but I treasure the LP.

    Monteux was 89 at the time!

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    • Barbirollians
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      • Nov 2010
      • 11663

      #3
      Originally posted by Ferretfancy View Post
      The Claude Monteux recording of the Mozart was originally on LP coupled with a very enjoyable performance of Bach's orchestral Suite No. 2 and Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits. The Bach and the Gluck are old fashioned of course, but it's very nice old fashioned ! I'm not sure if this coupling exists on CD, but I treasure the LP.

      Monteux was 89 at the time!
      Looking at the Presto site it seems that the Mozart flute concerto is also available on Eloquence in its original couplings .

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