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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 (complete) Alessio Allegrini (horn) / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] " In tune with Claudio Abbado's bracing "new-old" approach to Mozart - sparing use of string vibrato, astringent, wind-dominated textures - Allegrini's slightly rougher-edged way with this famous music could hardly be less like Brain's suave... |
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J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (complete) Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Michala Petri (recorder) & Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet) / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/May/2011 ] |
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JOHANN BAPTIST CRAMER
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 6 Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 7 / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "the immaculate playing here is alert and personable in a way that transcends contentious issues of style." BBC Music |
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JOHANN BAPTIST CRAMER
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 6 / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] Listening to these fluent, expressive performances, it's difficult to see how even Cramer-one of the great virtuosos of his day-could have matched the effortless mastery so characteristic of Howard Shelley's pianism. |
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LEOPOLD KOZELUCH
Kozeluch: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 5 & 6 Howard Shelley (piano), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 4 / CD - released 20/Jan/2017 ] 'It's impossible to imagine more compelling performances of this music-Howard Shelley is truly a rescuer of lost musical souls' (Gramophone) |
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James Galway / Jeanne Galway / London Mozart Players
Hommage a Rampal [ RCA Records / CD - released 3/Apr/2001 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Sinfonia Concertante / Flute & Harp Concerto Lucas Macias Navarro (oboe), Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet) Jacques Zoon (flute) / Orchestra Mozart (on period instruments) / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 22/Apr/2012 ] "With soloists from his own Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado here demonstrates formidably their virtuosity and sensitivity." (Gramophone) |
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BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL / CHOPIN / MOZART / etc
Martha Argerich & Claudio Abbado: The Complete Concerto Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 15/Jan/2015 ] "Lightning strikes as Argerich's Beethoven 3 is finally heard on disc" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
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Mozart
Horn Concertos 1-4 [ CD ] |
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Mozart
Masonic Music Mozart [ Decca / CD ] |
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Mozart - Symphonies 39 & 41, Concert Arias
Britten at Aldeburgh [ Decca Records / CD - released 10/Jun/2000 ] From the BBC Radio archives! |
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W. A. MOZART
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (complete opera recorded in 1985) Yvonne Kenny / Lillian Watson / Peter Schrier / Mozart-Orchester und Chor des Opernhauses Zürich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 4/May/2009 ] "From the first bars of the Overture you will hear a sound like none on any other version of this opera … This set reawakened my enthusiasm for a piece I thought I had heard a few times too often." Gramophone |
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SCHUMANN
Symphony No 2 / Overtures Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] "Abbado's metrical freedoms won't please all, but this exhilarating and passionate music-making certainly doesn't sound like a conductor's swansong." (The Times) |
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PERGOLESI
Collection (Incls Stabat Mater, Salve Regina & Violin Concerto in B flat major) Veronica Cangemi, Rachel Harnisch, Sara Mingardo, Teresa Romano, Ciuliano Carmignola / Orchestra Mozart / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 3 CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Idomeneo (complete opera recorded in 1980) Werner Hollweg, Trudeliese Schmidt, Rachel Yakar, Felicity Palmer / Mozart-Orchester und Chor des Opernhauses Zurich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner the Teldec Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/May/2009 ] "The depth of the music seems greater than ever, the drama more real." (Gramophone) |
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HUMMEL
Mandolin Concerto, Trumpet Concerto, Ballet Music 'Das ZauberglAckchen' Alison Stephens (mandolin) Urban Agnes (trumpet), London Mozart Players, Shelley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2001 ] the first recording of the newly discovered Mandolin Concerto. |
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W. A. MOZART
Symphony No. 29 in A / Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat Amsterdam Mozart Players / Jurgen Kussmaul [ Channel Canal Grande / CD - released 2/Jan/2006 ] |
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ALICE MARY SMITH
Smith: Symphony in A minor / Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra / Symphony in C minor Angela Malsbury (clarinet) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Penguin Stereo Guide (Rosette Recording) - "The sound-quality nicely balances warmth and detail, and the music itself is undemanding if delightful to listen to" (MusicSource.com) |
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VIVALDI / DANZI / JACOB / DOWNEY / BAX / etc
The Art of the Bassoon Robert Thompson (bassoon) with the London Mozart Players, the Coull Quartet & the English Chamber Orchestra [ Heritage / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "This set of CDs has a musical importance which goes far beyond any detailed specialist appeal, and one cannot imagine a finer set of discs to demonstrate the unique qualities of this extraordinarily expressive instrument" (Musical Opinion) |