Zubin Mehta - Mozart: Serenade, K. 361 (1995/2019)
Zubin Mehta - Mozart: Serenade, K. 361 (1995/2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 199 MB | Tracks: 13 | 49:23 min
Style: Classical | Label: Sony Classical
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 199 MB | Tracks: 13 | 49:23 min
Style: Classical | Label: Sony Classical
This is playing of distinction. With all 13 players being of the highest quality and Mehta at his sympathetic best, everything unfolds impressively, with a sense of joy in the music-making. A big work, this, written for the kind of wind ensemble that became popular during the 1780s at the Austrian imperial court and its aristocratic imitators. In fact, the usual combination was of pairs of oboes, clarinets, horns and bassoons, but here Mozart adds two more horns, a pair of bassett horns and a double-bass; the effect is thus even more massive, although his mastery of texture is such that it never feels overblown and a contemporary described this piece as "herrlich und gross, trefflich und her", which the insert-note here translates as "glorious and grand, excellent and sublime".
Since the 13 players here are of the highest quality and Mehta is a sympathetic conductor, everything unfolds impressively, and there is a sense of joy in the music-making. Over and over, I find this playing natural, easy without slickness and expressive (sometimes even passionate) without mannerism. To experience the blend of weight and grace that the music and performance offer, listen to the first Minuet, the second of the five movements. The tempo is just right and the shaping of phrases (not least in the delicately scored first trio and the bouncy secondone) elegant. Altogether, this is playing of distinction. As for the sound of the Adagio which follows, the music which awed Salieri in Shaffer's play Amadeus, this is no less poised. Indeed, here is an excellent performance that is complemented by a clear and atmospheric recording made in the Berlin Philharmonie. Strongly recommended and earning first place among current versions.
Tracklist:
01. I. Largo - Molto allegro
02. II. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio I - Trio II
05. V. Romance. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio
06. VIa. Tema con variazioni. Tema. Andante
07. VIb. Tema con variazioni. Var. 1
08. VIc. Tema con variazioni. Var. 2
09. VId. Tema con variazioni. Var. 3
10. VIe. Tema con variazioni. Var. 4
11. VIf. Tema con variazioni. Var. 5
12. VIg. Tema con variazioni. Var. 6
13. VII. Finale. Molto Allegro
FILE: 01. I. Largo - Molto allegro.flac
Size: 41121309 Hash: D5F7217CFC4CD9E30616AF85173CFCD8 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 94%
Signature: 4D278546A72FDFF299E585289DFA37060B49F9C4
FILE: 02. II. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II.flac
Size: 36376755 Hash: 564BED1E427294845E32825208174EEF Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 94%
Signature: CAD7E5AFC742B08C3F83FBD0FDE0BF1F0C20931F
FILE: 03. III. Adagio.flac
Size: 25704387 Hash: C1DBC7F2E644D7DE9A24EBAF63EEFFA9 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 85%
Signature: 591126FF9BC5F1EC8FF2C948CDFF97C25F93B906
FILE: 04. IV. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio I - Trio II.flac
Size: 21198578 Hash: 01D61E4AAACE98F89B37453AB39410BE Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 94%
Signature: E08FF083F7D05F1DB3E0B33526E0B72C7805665C
FILE: 05. V. Romance. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio.flac
Size: 27896547 Hash: 8C8AA2BEE87487204FF977D7F92CA908 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: MPEG 80%
Signature: 947F8567AEB71A941FD42331B6EA1D1AC00296D9
FILE: 06. VIa. Tema con variazioni. Tema. Andante.flac
Size: 5172913 Hash: 8200026A098782FB13140B6799104334 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 86%
Signature: B50D63D287AB4C106C80C15ACEFF52D89BC32A6C
FILE: 07. VIb. Tema con variazioni. Var. 1.flac
Size: 5760954 Hash: 4E4BCDD799BC8F737A65D131939A7767 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: B3ABFF501A8540A6C9FA31BEB9F1F0CAD25E681D
FILE: 08. VIc. Tema con variazioni. Var. 2.flac
Size: 5533979 Hash: A58E200060681939B91A8C573809D63D Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: CD031795457653F986634E09C6880928E2C048A8
FILE: 09. VId. Tema con variazioni. Var. 3.flac
Size: 5696853 Hash: 77A209C054AF9E52D0574B19CB29903D Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 94%
Signature: 7CDE84A0D50E5607ED9F5652E2C3A0929A2071AA
FILE: 10. VIe. Tema con variazioni. Var. 4.flac
Size: 5168748 Hash: 1740199C92FF7902FC8DC77FA459AE52 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 86%
Signature: 3DBDCA5A0D13BEB0E0F72F2DAC1757CEEDFC8552
FILE: 11. VIf. Tema con variazioni. Var. 5.flac
Size: 9705907 Hash: 94065EB42F748BB73CD5D2778A498BD5 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 49%
Signature: 6AAE58D39DA407A0228CAF941603E1BE0AF50F0C
FILE: 12. VIg. Tema con variazioni. Var. 6.flac
Size: 4328101 Hash: A35EE1EA0F74536629E4A09677871DD5 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 2C99ADDC14957B950D3123A825CCC0A804AB1F9F
FILE: 13. VII. Finale. Molto Allegro.flac
Size: 15254059 Hash: ACF6E63B221D7D3A66B9253B8ABED89C Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: DBA73F5F07597904125CC1A799C6D899E36EC4BD