Decca Legends - Mozart: Serenata Notturna, K239 / Notturno,

Decca Legends - Mozart: Serenata Notturna, K239 / Notturno, K286 / Symphony No. 32, K318 / 6 German Dances

These legendary performances were recorded in 1959. Maag is still alive and shaking a stick--he recently recorded a notable series of the Beethoven symphonies for the Arts label--but he has worked in relative obscurity and hasn't recorded with major orchestras since these sessions. What a pity! This is truly superb Mozart playing--well-balanced, light, and airy in approach but always with sufficient gravity to serve the music. And the LSO proves itself a first-class Mozartean orchestra. Oddly, the actual tonal qualities of the recording are artificial-sounding; no real orchestra produces sounds quite like this. But the clarity and balance of the sound still manage to convey the quality of the performances. The program is exceedingly generous (80:48, about an LP and two-thirds) and quite unhackneyed, making the reasonably priced disc even more attractive. --Leslie Gerber
Country USA
Manufacturer Decca
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 028946650028
ReleaseDate 2000-04-11
UnitCount 1
Format Original recording reissued
UPCs 028946650028
EANs 0028946650028

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Decca
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	028946650028
ReleaseDate	2000-04-11
UnitCount	1
Format	Original recording reissued
UPCs	028946650028
EANs	0028946650028

Decca Legends - Mozart: Serenata Notturna, K239 / Notturno, K286 / Symphony No. 32, K318 / 6 German Dances