Notes and Editorial Reviews
"...there is no doubt that Tuckwell's second EMI recording, released in 1972, has the advantage of more modern sound, and characteristically elegant and graceful playing from Sir Neville and his ASMF. The Romanze of No. 3, K447 and the Andante of No. 4 K495 both have a glorious lyrical flow, Tuckwell's timbre is rich and yet the rondos are delectably pointed and spontaneous—there is an attractive accelerando at the coda of the finale of No. 2, K417. The Academy strings sound very fresh and dance beautifully in the allegros. The EMI collection also has the advantage of including the Concert Rondo and the Fragment, K494a, which ends in mid-air, as it were, and this reissue can be strongly recommended on all counts." - GRAMOPHONE
"...there is no doubt that Tuckwell's second EMI recording, released in 1972, has the advantage of more modern sound, and characteristically elegant and graceful playing from Sir Neville and his ASMF. The Romanze of No. 3, K447 and the Andante of No. 4 K495 both have a glorious lyrical flow, Tuckwell's timbre is rich and yet the rondos are delectably pointed and spontaneous—there is an attractive accelerando at the coda of the finale of No. 2, K417. The Academy strings sound very fresh and dance beautifully in the allegros. The EMI collection also has the advantage of including the Concert Rondo and the Fragment, K494a, which ends in mid-air, as it were, and this reissue can be strongly recommended on all counts." - GRAMOPHONE Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
2.
Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical
Written: 1783; Vienna, Austria
3.
Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical
Written: 1784-1787; Vienna, Austria
4.
Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
5.
Allegro for Horn and Orchestra in E major, K Anh 98a (494a) [Fragment] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical
6.
Rondo for Horn and Orchestra in E flat major, K 371 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical
Written: 1781; Vienna, Austria
Customer Reviews
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Your Money's Worth, And Then Some! September 3, 2012
By Richard F. Buckley (Jefferson Hills, PA) See All My Reviews
"As I've said before in some of my other reviews of these EMI bargain discs, I just don't know how they keep doing it! I have bought several, and I have been in awe of the artistry and sound of these recordings. Of course, this one couldn't miss. A legendary composer, A spectacular soloist, and the best chamber orchestra and Maestro in existence - what's not to like?
I'm not a technical expert in any stretch of the imagination, but all I know is that I have heard these concertos many times before by various artists, and too often the sound has been far less than perfect. The horn solo parts have often had a bitter harshness to them that Mozart could not have foreseen. In this recording, the balance between the soloist and the accompaniment is perfect. I don't know if that is the result of Tuckwell's expertise, Mariner and the ASMF accompaniment or the recording technical expertise. I suspect that it is a combination of all of the above. In any case, this CD is spectacular and will afford you many hours of pure enjoyment."
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