Track Listing

1. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): Andante
3. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): Menuetto & Trio
4. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): Allegro
5. Symphony No. 26 in E flat major, K. 184 (K. 161a)
6. Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (K. 161b): Allegro
7. Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (K. 161b): Andante grazioso
8. Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (K. 161b): Presto
9. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Allegro moderato
10. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Andante
11. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Menuetto & Trio
12. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): Allegro con spirito
13. Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18669 in Music
• Brand: Amf
• Released on: 1991-04-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

Brilliant, as usual
I wish I could express how wonderfully Marriner always conducts Mozart. Suffice it to say that these symphonies are recorded both with the technical brilliance for which the ASMF is known, and an unusually large depth of sound from what is, after all, a chamber orchestra. There are so many special touches unique to this recording (such as the diminuendo to pianissimo at the end of the first movement of the 25th) that should not be missed. Note, too, the sense of spontaneity throughout: nowhere do these symphonies "plod along"; on the contrary, the ASMF obviously has every note down pat, and is playing for the sheer joy of it. This is an incredible album.

Essential Mozart
This is one of my favorite recordings of some of my favorite Mozart symphonies. These symphonies are from the middle period of his life, and they show Mozart's attainment of a new level of skill and sophistication in his orchestral works. They also show the classical symphony taking it's final form(the final form of the classical symphony was actually Haydn's creation, but Mozart was a follower of Haydn's works) of four movements with the first and the fourth being fast, the second being slow and the third being a dancing minuet. (It is also of minor interst that Symphony 25 is in a minor key, because an intersting fact is that Mozart was the only composer of the classical era to consistantly write works in both major and MINOR keys. Most composers stuck to major keys, thus producing mostly cheery and uplifting, often comical works). The performance of The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is superb, under the conduction of Marriner, one of the century's great Mozart conductors. The playing is superb and in classical style(not romanticized like so many other conductors tend to do to Mozart). The sound is also great. The recording is clear and loud thanks to the church's acoustics (I believe these are recorded in St Martin's church) and the amazing analog to digital transfer. This disc is a must have for anybody, Mozart fans and non-fans alike.

With Mozart, Marriner Is First--There Is No Second or Third
Other than works by Vivaldi (of course), the first movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, titled Allegro con brio, is the most joyful piece of orchestral music I've ever heard. Thanks largely to the film AMADEUS, it is familiar to many who otherwise might not listen to or buy classical music. I have compared Neville Marriner's tempo and phrasing with those of at least a dozen other conductors, and the first nine notes tell it all: only Marriner's conducting of it gets a perfect "brio rating" of TEN! In fact, his conducting of ALL of Mozart's symphonies (some of them rather oddly constructed) is consistently excellent. If you ever have the chance to purchase Marriner's CD sets of the complete symphonies of Mozart, by all means do so. In the mean time, this collection of five will give you hundreds of hours of intense enjoyment.