Originally posted by MickyD
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Mozart Haffner Serenade
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I pursued this work obsessively once through off-air recordings - but I can't find them now and wonder who it was.
On CD I began with VPO/Boskovsky (Decca), Salzburg Camerata/Vegh (Capriccio).... later admired a slightly too plain-spoken BRSO/Wand (Profil). But then two real gems turned up: an angel-tongued Berlin Phil/Abbado (rec.1996, released 2006), on the Berliners' short-lived live Im Takt der Zeit label; and my all-time favourite, the Salzburg Mozarteum with Hubert Soudant, all the warmth and vivacity one could wish and resplendently recorded, again live (22/08/99), on Orfeo.
I never looked for any others too hard after that; and to some extent had worn the work out emotionally. A very grand and inspired statement, I feel it's his earliest orchestral masterpiece really, with only the Symphony No.25 and the Violin Concertos as precedents.
It seems to have had relatively few period-instrument recordings; a shame Harnoncourt didn't follow up his splendid 2012 k.320 with the VCM. But perhaps Willens may do it with his Kölner Akademie on BIS, following their equally fresh, lovely Posthorn Serenade of a year or two ago....Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 29-03-18, 01:27.
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When Mozart extracted five movements from the K250 Serenade to create a symphony he added a timpani part that is not in the original work. You can hear that on the Hogwood CD. Recordings of the complete serenade will probably not use timpani.
It always seems strange to me that Mozart created a five movement symphony from K250 using two minuets rather than the conventional four movements. I am not aware of any other Mozart symphony that has five movements. When the second Haffner serenade was converted into a symphony K385 only one minuet was used and the other one has disappeared.
When Mozart extracted a symphony from the Posthorn Serenade K320 he used only three of the seven movements. Curious.
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Originally posted by verismissimo View PostI just remembered that I have the 8 movement Haffner in an LP box of WAM serenades from Philips, K250 by the Dresden Staatskapelle under de Waart. Full of life. :)Last edited by Stanfordian; 21-06-18, 08:48.
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Originally posted by verismissimo View PostI just remembered that I have the 8 movement Haffner in an LP box of WAM serenades from Philips, K250 by the Dresden Staatskapelle under de Waart. Full of life. :)
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Originally posted by verismissimo View PostI just remembered that I have the 8 movement Haffner in an LP box of WAM serenades from Philips, K250 by the Dresden Staatskapelle under de Waart. Full of life. :)
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostI bought and generally have enjoyed the Mackerras but not without reservation . I don't find the tone of the leader in the violin concerto very ingratiating and his playing is a bit characterless.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostAs you know, I’m not much of a fan of Mozart’s music. But I’m surprised you say this about Mackerras? What Orchestra is it?
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostPrague Chamber- I have no quarrel with the direction but the soloist in the violin concerto movements is a bit disappointing to my ears. Certainly , no Boskovsky.
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostNow taken delivery of a secondhand copy of the Vienna /Boskovsky recording . Violin playing ( though it seems not to have been Boskovsky himself far more stylish - Lovely performance .Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostI bought and generally have enjoyed the Mackerras but not without reservation . I don't find the tone of the leader in the violin concerto very ingratiating and his playing is a bit characterless.
P.S. To give Mackerras his due, I'm really happy with his Jupiter/SCO, it's now my library choice. Also, I like Marriner in some of the later symphonies, and Piano Concertos with Brendel.
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostPrague Chamber- I have no quarrel with the direction but the soloist in the violin concerto movements is a bit disappointing to my ears. Certainly , no Boskovsky.
I remember having a conversation with Peter Cropper in the late 80s. As you'll be aware, the Lindsays were by no means an HIP band, but Peter said to me that they had nevertheless been strongly influenced by HIP notions, among them the use of vibrato.
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostNow taken delivery of a secondhand copy of the Vienna /Boskovsky recording . Violin playing ( though it seems not to have been Boskovsky himself far more stylish - Lovely performance .
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