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Mozart - Voříšek


Reviews (19)


MusicWeb international

2022 February

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William Hedley

2022 February

"Recommended: In the case of the two symphonies on this disc, I grew up with Jochum in the 'Prague', a marvellous reading ... and Barenboim in No. 39 ... That will not change, but this new issue from Andrew Manze and his superb Hanover-based orchestra will complement the others in a most satisfying way ... Lovers of Jochum, Barenboim and scores of others in this repertoire can invest in these performances without hesitation. For those lucky enough to be 'growing up' with these miraculous works I can think of no better place to start than this outstanding disc".


Weekendavisen

d. 16. Dec. 2005

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Peter Johannes Erichsen

d. 16. Dec. 2005


Jyllands-posten

d. 20. Feb. 2002

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d. 20. Feb. 2002


BBC music magazine

2008 March

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Michael Tanner (musikanmelder)

2008 March

"Vurdering: BBC music choice" - "These performances are so exhilatating that I listened to all four symphonies straight through at a first hearing, mesmerised by the variety and intensity of the music itself, sounding here completely fresh, and the virtually flawless renderings by the excellent Scottish Chamber Orchestra, with Charles Mackerras at his most penetrating".


BBC music magazine

2007 May

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Misha Donat

2007 May

"No less tiresome than Jacobs's tempo fluctuations ... are his fussy dynamics. In particular, his mannerism of indulging in a sudden piano followed by a crescendo in almost every tutti of more than 16 bars both cheapens the music, and diminishes its intesity".


Klassisk

2007, nr. 5

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Thomas Michaelsen

2007, nr. 5

"Fortolkningerne balancerer på stregen mellem det fantastiske og det ryggesløse. Tag bare tempiene. Stor ros skal gå til det virkelig fremragende Freiburgorkester, der med nærmest uhyggelig præcision og atletisk overskud er i stand til at honorere Jacobs' hensynsløst høje hastighedkrav ... Jacobs strammer i hvert fald buen meget hårdt".


Klassisk

2022, nr. 65

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Mikael Garnæs

2022, nr. 65

"Det er en mager og usentimental Mozart, vi møder på denne cd med to af de store sene symfonier ... De korte fraseringer, den vibratofattige spillemåde og de kvikke og lette tempi giver en slank og fleksibel orkesterklang ... Musikken får et lidt tørt og gennemsigtigt udtryk, men også en god energi. Man kan sige, at Manze søger en slags tredje vej mellem opførelsespraksis og moderne orkester ... Andrew Manze har en vision med disse symfonier ... Er man tilhænger af en mere sensuel, skønhedssøgende Mozart-sound, må man gå til andre indspilninger".


BBC music magazine

2021 Christmas

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Martin Cotton

2021 Christmas

"His background as a violinist and proponent of historically informed performance comes through in his conducting, and the start of the Prague Symphony, even though played on modern instruments, rejoices in its clarity and colour ... This is up there with the best played, and the best recorded".


BBC music magazine

2022 September

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Malcolm Hayes

2022 September

"In their own terms these are superbly handsome performances, with an amplitude relating to the grand manner of the 'Prague' Symphony in particular, and with recorded sound to match ... The Prague Symphony in particular ... with plenty of Mozartian joy and verve along the way. Similar performing qualities grace Jan Václav Vořis&Hsek's only symphony, written in 1821".


Klassisk

2022, nr. 67

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Mikael Garnæs

2022, nr. 67

"Gamle dirigenter har en naturlig fordel i en branche, hvor erfaring og autoritet er vigtig ... Det falder så fint på plads, fordi han [Blomstedt] tilsyneladende helt uden ego sætter musikken i centrum, og alder den komme til sin ret. Det gælder også på denne optagelse ... Der er en fornem klarhed og omhu over alle detaljer i både den gamle kending, Mozarts 'Pragersymfoni', og den langt mindre kendte symfoni af Vorisek ... En dejlig symfoni i en helt dækkende fortolkning, som kun kan anbefales".


Diapason

2022 novembre

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Rémy Louis

2022 novembre


The gramophone

2008 April

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Lindsay Kemp

2008 April

"Vurdering: G (Gramophone recommends)" - "These are not Mozart performances for the romantics out there, but neither are they in the least lacking in humanity. No, this is thoroughly modern-day Mozart, full of wisdom and leaving the listener in no doubt of the music's ineffable greatness".


High fidelity (Kbh.)

Årg. 41, nr. 5 (2008)

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Mogens Wenzel Andreasen

Årg. 41, nr. 5 (2008)

"De sidste fire Mozart-symfonier i udførelser, der ganske enkelt repræsenterer det bedst tænkelige ... Orkesterspil så vitalt og engageret under en historisk bevidst, men først og fremmest kunstnerisk tænkende, inspirerende, rytmisk levende, klangligt overdådig og velfraserende dirigent som den på indspilningstidspunktet 82-årige Charles Mackerras skal man lede længe efter - og man finder det sikkert ikke. Et højdepunkt blandt alle Mozart-indspilninger!".


International record review

2007 April

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Peter Branscombe

2007 April

"These "late" symphonies ... are given fleet-footed, personable performances ... These are readings of real distinction, yet it would not be Jacobs conducting if they were wholly predictable, "safe" interpretations ... The recorded quality is high and there is a satisfactory booklet note".


The gramophone

2007 May

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Lindsay Kemp

2007 May

"This is an intriguing and invigorating disc; Jacobs's Jupiter, at last, qualifies as among the most thought-provoking of recent years".


The gramophone

2022 March

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David Threasher

2022 March

"This disc of the Prague and No 39 revisits many of the qualities of that previous album [Nos. 40 and 41]: finely honed and unanimous string-playing, perky solo woodwind and an approach to the music as if from within ... Exemplary playing makes this a satisfying performance of both works and a fine companion to the earlier volume of the last two symphonies. But for the ultimate in excitement, look elsewhere".


Opus

2022, nr. 108

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Axel Lindhe

2022, nr. 108

"Mozarts sena symfonier har naturligtvis spelats in oräkneliga gånger, men det här är musik som tål att tolkas om och om igen. Och det är något visst med Andrew Manze och hans tyska orkester i den här repetoaren. Allt känns oerhört genomarbetat och Nordtyska Radions Filharmoniker spelar fantastiskt under sin chefdirigent. För den som söker en mer 'traditionell' Mozart i en modern inspelning ... träffar detta album mitt i prick".


Opus

2022, nr. 113

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Axel Lindhe

2022, nr. 113

"Många av de kvaliteter som gjorde Herbert Blomstedts och Gewandhausorkesterns nyligen fullbordade Brahms-cykel så hörvärd är framträdande också här: omsorgsfullheten, den mörka och fullädiga klangen, det makalöst klingande träblåset ... Rytmisk vitalitet kännetecknar även Blomstedts ... tolkning av Mozarts Pragsymfoni ... På albumet ryms också den tjeckiske tonsättaren Jan Václav Voříšeks enda symfoni ... Voříšek var verksam i Wien, mötte Beethoven och var god vän med Schubert. Visst bjuder symfonin på charmig musik, men ställd jämte Mozart är den ändå lättviktig".


Berlingske tidende

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