Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm - Mozart: 46 Symphonies (1996)

Karl Böhm's recording of the Mozart symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is among the most respected and beloved sets of this important body of work. Böhm's set was the first complete recording of the symphonies (including several that subsequent scholarship has shown to be written by other composers and misattributed to Mozart) and it remains a substantial achievement because of the conductor's stature as a Mozartian and because of the enthusiastic and refined playing of the Berlin Philharmonic. The performances reflect the aesthetic of the mid-20th century; the orchestra is large, with a fuller, more Romantic sound than had become standard by the end of the century, when historically informed performance practice produced leaner, more limber performances of Mozart, with more scrupulous attention to the repeats in some movements. The sound quality of the performances recorded by Deutsche Grammophon between 1958 and 1968 is not entirely consistent, but it is never less than adequate and is often excellent. Listeners who prefer their Mozart performed on period instruments may want to look elsewhere, but for general listeners, it would be hard to go wrong with these performances.

Track List:

CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K. 16 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Molto allegro 04:45
2 II. Andante 04:20
3 III. Presto 02:15
Symphony No. 4 in D major, K. 19 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
4 I. Allegro 05:00
5 II. Andante 03:44
6 III. Presto 02:07
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, K. 22 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
7 I. Allegro 02:51
8 II. Andante 03:04
9 III. Molto allegro 01:24
Symphony No. 43 in F major, K. 76 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
10 I. Allegro maestoso 03:50
11 II. Andante 02:53
12 III. Menuetto 04:00
13 IV. Allegro 02:13
Symphony No. 6 in F major, K. 43 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
14 I. Allegro 04:19
15 II. Andante 04:49
16 III. Menuetto 02:31
17 IV. Allegro 02:53
Symphony No. 7 in D major, K. 45 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
18 I. Molto allegro 02:47
19 II. Andante 02:46
20 III. Menuetto 03:35
21 IV. Molto allegro 02:20
Symphony No. 7a in G Major, K. 45a "Alte Lambacher" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
22 I. Allegro maestoso 03:36
23 II. Andante 03:52
24 III. Presto 02:44

CD 2
Symphony in G Major, K. Deest "Neue Lambacher" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Allegro 06:22
2 II. Andante un poco allegretto 03:32
3 III. Menuetto 03:22
4 IV. Allegro 05:45
Symphony No. 55 in B Flat, K. 45b (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
5 I. Allegro 02:30
6 II. Andante 03:19
7 III. Menuet 03:04
8 IV. Allegro 03:07
Symphony No. 8 in D major, K. 48 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
9 I. Allegro 03:03
10 II. Andante 02:24
11 III. Menuetto 04:00
12 IV. Molto allegro 02:54
Symphony No. 9 in C major, K. 73 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
13 I. Allegro 03:28
14 II. Andante 02:44
15 III. Menuetto 02:57
16 IV. Molto allegro 02:26
Symphony No. 10 in G major, K. 74 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
17 I. Allegro 03:16
18 II. Andante 03:14
19 III. Allegro 01:58
Symphony No. 44 in D major, K. 81 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
20 I. Allegro 03:30
21 II. Andante 04:18
22 III. Allegro molto 02:27

CD 3
Symphony No. 11 in D major, K. 84 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Allegro 03:52
2 II. Andante 03:15
3 III. Allegro 04:05
Symphony No. 45 in D major, K. 95 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
4 I. Allegro 02:43
5 II. Andante 03:43
6 III. Menuetto 03:06
7 IV. Allegro 02:51
Symphony No. 47 in D major, K. 97 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
8 I. Allegro 02:49
9 II. Andante 02:26
10 III. Menuetto 02:51
11 IV. Presto 01:39
Symphony No. 42 in F major, K. 75 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
12 I. Allegro 03:14
13 II. Andantino 03:19
14 III. Menuetto 03:33
15 IV. Allegro 02:27
Symphony No. 12 in G major, K. 110 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
16 I. Allegro 04:58
17 II. Andante 04:08
18 III. Menuetto 04:23
19 IV. Allegro 02:21
Symphony No. 46 in C major, K. 96 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
20 I. Allegro 02:15
21 II. Andante 04:43
22 III. Menuetto 03:33
23 IV. Molto allegro 02:26

CD 4
Symphony No. 13 in F major, K. 112 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Allegro 04:20
2 II. Andante 04:27
3 III. Menuetto 02:53
4 IV. Molto allegro 01:58
Symphony No. 14 in A major, K. 114 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
5 I. Allegro moderato 06:36
6 II. Andante 03:49
7 III. Menuetto 04:13
8 IV. Molto allegro 03:26
Symphony No. 15 in G major, K. 124 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
9 I. Allegro 03:41
10 II. Andante 03:25
11 III. Menuetto 03:29
12 IV. Presto 02:10
Symphony No. 16 in C major, K. 128 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
13 I. Allegro maestoso 05:05
14 II. Andante grazioso 03:58
15 III. Allegro 02:28
Symphony No. 18 in F major, K. 130 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
16 I. Allegro 04:31
17 II. Andante grazioso 03:54
18 III. Menuetto 02:40
19 IV. Molto allegro 07:27

CD 5
Symphony No. 17 in G major, K. 129 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Allegro 05:03
2 II. Andante 04:09
3 III. Allegro 03:21
Symphony No. 19 in E flat major, K. 132 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
4 I. Allegro 04:38
5 II. Andante 06:32
6 III. Menuetto 04:34
7 IV. Allegro 04:29
8 Addendum: Andantino grazioso 03:56
Symphony No. 20 in D major, K. 133 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
9 I. Allegro 05:52
10 II. Andante 05:00
11 III. Menuetto 03:56
12 IV. Allegro 04:32
Symphony No. 21 in A major, K. 134 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
13 I. Allegro 05:42
14 II. Andante 05:56
15 III. Menuetto 03:51
16 IV. Allegro 04:28

CD 6
Symphony No. 22 in C major, K. 162 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Allegro assai 03:45
2 II. Andantino grazioso 03:38
3 III. Presto assai 01:49
Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
4 I. Allegro spirituoso 05:30
5 II. Andantino 03:15
6 III. Presto assai 02:14
Symphony No. 24 in B flat major, K. 182 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
7 I. Allegro spiritoso 04:28
8 II. Andantino grazioso 03:21
9 III. Allegro 02:04
Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
10 I. Allegro con brio 08:38
11 II. Andante 04:58
12 III. Menuetto 03:48
13 IV. Allegro 06:35
Symphony No. 27 in G major, K. 199 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
14 I. Allegro 04:59
15 II. Andantino grazioso 06:49
16 III. Presto 05:22

CD 7
Symphony No. 26 in E flat major, K. 184 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Molto presto 02:48
2 II. Andante 03:01
3 III. Allegro 03:16
Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
4 I. Allegro spiritoso 05:48
5 II. Andante 06:56
6 III. Menuetto (allegretto) 04:10
7 IV. Presto 04:16
Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
8 I. Allegro moderato 09:05
9 II. Andante 08:49
10 III. Menuetto 03:49
11 IV. Allegro con spirito 04:56
Symphony No. 30 in D major, K. 202 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
12 I. Molto allegro 06:37
13 II. Andantino con moto 03:30
14 III. Menuetto - Trio 03:52
15 IV. Presto 03:48

CD 8
Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297 "Paris" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Allegro assai 07:34
2 II. Andante 06:27
3 III. Allegro 05:20
Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
4 I. Allegro spiritoso 03:09
5 II. Andante 03:36
6 III. Tempo I 01:52
Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K. 319 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
7 I. Allegro assai 06:44
8 II. Andante moderato 05:25
9 III. Menuetto 03:07
10 IV. Finale (Allegro assai) 06:44
Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
11 I. Allegro vivace 07:30
12 II. Andante di molto 07:25
13 IIa. Minuet K. 409 06:12
14 III. Finale (Allegro vivace) 04:06

CD 9
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 "Haffner" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Allegro con spirito 05:32
2 II. Andante 04:50
3 III. Menuetto 03:31
4 IV. Finale (Presto) 03:53
Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K. 425 "Linz" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
5 I. Adagio - Allegro spiritoso 07:57
6 II. Andante 07:16
7 III. Menuetto 03:31
8 IV. Finale (Presto) 05:52
Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504 "Prague" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
9 I. Adagio - Allegro 10:21
10 II. Andante 08:34
11 III. Finale (Presto) 06:16

CD 10
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
1 I. Adagio - Allegro 09:06
2 II. Andante con moto 07:39
3 III. Menuetto (Allegretto) 04:14
4 IV. Finale (Allegro) 04:08
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
5 I. Molto allegro 08:25
6 II. Andante 08:05
7 III. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio 04:45
8 IV. Finale (Allegro assai) 05:03
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
9 I. Allegro vivace 07:38
10 II. Andante cantabile 07:39
11 III. Menuetto (Allegretto) 05:24
12 IV. Molto allegro 06:24

Performers:
Berliner Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm