| Karl Bohm was one of this century’s great Mozart conductors–a fact that’s apt to be forgotten in the flood of authentic instrument productions, many of them on DG’s associated labels. He conducted Mozart with real love and affection, maintaining moderate tempos, allowing each work’s gorgeous melodies a chance to sing and breathe. Mozart’s symphonic music has its roots in the opera house, and so did Bohm. Listening to the witty woodwind interjections in the finale of Symphony No. 39, for example, you can readily imagine the witty exchanges of different characters in one of Mozart’s comic operas. These beautifully recorded versions of Mozart’s greatest symphonies belong in the collection of every fan of the composer. –David Hurwitz
Disc: 1
1. Symphonie No. 35 – Dur KV 385 ‘Haffner Symphonie’: Allegro Con Spirito
2. Symphonie No. 35 – Dur KV 385 ‘Haffner Symphonie’: (Andante)
3. Symphonie No. 35 – Dur KV 385 ‘Haffner Symphonie’: Menuetto – Trio
4. Symphonie No. 35 – Dur KV 385 ‘Haffner Symphonie’: Finale. Presto
5. Symphonie No. 36 – Dur KV 425 ‘Linzer Symphonie’: Adagio – Allegro Spiritoso
6. Symphonie No. 36 – Dur KV 425 ‘Linzer Symphonie’: Andante
7. Symphonie No. 36 – Dur KV 425 ‘Linzer Symphonie’: Menuetto – Trio
8. Symphonie No. 36 – Dur KV 425 ‘Linzer Symphonie’: Presto
9. Symphonie No. 38 – Dur KV 504 ‘Prager Symphonie’: Adagio – Allegro
10. Symphonie No. 38 – Dur KV 504 ‘Prager Symphonie’: Andante
11. Symphonie No. 38 – Dur KV 504 ‘Prager Symphonie’: (Finale.) Presto
Disc: 2
1. Symphonie No. 39 Es-Dur KV 543: Adagio – Allegro
2. Symphonie No. 39 Es-Dur KV 543: Andante Con Moto
3. Symphonie No. 39 Es-Dur KV 543: Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
4. Symphonie No. 39 Es-Dur KV 543: Finale. Allegro
5. Symphonie No. 40 G-Moll KV 550: Molto Allegro
6. Symphonie No. 40 G-Moll KV 550: Andante
7. Symphonie No. 40 G-Moll KV 550: Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
8. Symphonie No. 40 G-Moll KV 550: Allegro Assai
9. Symphonie No. 41 C-Dur KV 551 ‘Jupiter Symphonie’: Allegro Vivace
10. Symphonie No. 41 C-Dur KV 551 ‘Jupiter Symphonie’: Andante Cantabile
11. Symphonie No. 41 C-Dur KV 551 ‘Jupiter Symphonie’: Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
12. Symphonie No. 41 C-Dur KV 551 ‘Jupiter Symphonie’: Molto Allegro |
