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#1 ·
I thought I would start a thread where all you do is recommend several good recordings of a piece or pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. All that's require is that you should like the recording you are giving a shout out to (Obviously) and I'll prefer you show lesser known recordings. So without further ado, let's start with my recommendations.

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So which piece were you referring to that is common to all the recordings you pictured above, or am I misunderstanding your thread?
 
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Uh, excuse me sir, there's a five album cover limit per post. :cool:

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I like the complete Mozart clavier concerti with Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano and Anima Eterna (historical instruments).

I've enjoyed Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor with John Eliot Gardiner and English Baroque Soloists.

The Mozart Keyboard Sonatas with Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano have received critical acclaim; deservedly so.

Mozart Sonatas for keyboard and violin with Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano and Midori Seiler, violin are very nice.
 
#8 ·
I like the complete Mozart clavier concerti with Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano and Anima Eterna (historical instruments).
Interesting to compare Immerseel with (say) Uchida. The concertos work either way, but...so different! It would be interesting to hear Wolfgang perform them. Beethoven heard Mozart play at some point and remembered his playing as "choppy," which seems surprising.
 
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Violin Concerti, w. Oistrakh
Piano Concerti, w. Schiff, Moravec, Shelley, Brendel, Casadesus, Gilels
Clarinet, Oboe Concerti, w. Pay/Piguet/Hogwood
Symphonies 24 - 34, w. Marriner (EMI)
Symphonies 35 - 41, w. BPO/HvK
Clarinet Quintet, w. de Peyer (EMI)
String Quintets, K593, K614, w. Fehervari/Eder Qt.
String Quartets 18 & 19, w. Smetana Qt. (EMI)
String Quartets 22 & 23, w. Kocian Qt.
Piano Quartets, w. Zacharias et al (EMI)
Piano Trios, w. Barenboim et al (EMI)
Divertimento K563, Duo K424, w. Leopold Trio (Hyperion)
Violin Sonatas, w. Zimmermann & Lonquich
Piano Sonatas, w. Schiff, Pires, Gavrilov, Gulda, Gould (Vol. 1)
The Marriage of Figaro, w. Bohm (DG)
Requiem, w. Scherchen (1958)
 
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This version plays the complete five movement original, not just the well know four movement. Also played by a string quintet.





This version uses a basset clarinet.

 
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After reviewing over 20 different cycles of Mozart Piano Sonatas, I still find this set to be the best I have heard. Most people have panned off Ingrid Haebler's recordings because of her earlier set on Philips, which I agree wouldn't be in my top 30, but she refined her technique and interpretations and I still find this set to be the best complete vision I have heard.

Some years ago a set came out and was reviewed by many of the major reviewers. They all raved about Joyce Hatto and her Mozart cycle. As it turned out, Joyce Hatto was a fraud and infact they were Haebler's recordings on Denon. A few of the same reviewers had listed Haebler's cycle as not all that spectacular. I know of at least one that later admitted he hadn't actually listened to this cycle but made his judgement based off of her Piano Concertos recordings.

I still love Haebler's vision, and I've heard a few newer recordings that sound promising, but this one is still my benchmark.
 
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Symphonies Nos. 25, 29, 35-41 - Bernstein/VPO
Clarinet concerto - Brymer/Marriner
Piano concertos Nos. 20, 23, 24, 27 - Curzon
Piano concerto No. 21 - Anda
Violin concertos - Grumiaux/Davis
Eine kleine Nachtmusik - I Musici
Grand Partita serenade - Mehta
“Haydn” String quartets - Budapest Quartet
Clarinet quintet - De Peyer/Melos Quartet
String quintets - Grumiaux Ensemble
Piano sonatas Nos. 8, 11, 15 - Perahia
Great Mass in C minor - Bernstein
Requiem - Marriner
Cosi fan tutte - Bohm
Don Giovanni - Krips
Le Nozze di Figaro - Kleiber
Die Zauberflote - Karajan/EMI 1950
 
#29 ·
I recommend to get this "Peter Serkin plays Mozart" box before it becomes unavailable again (but look around, I think it was below 20$/EUR when it was new, now one is lucky to get it below 30, it's minimalist without booklet).
The 6 concertos with Schneider are still among the best (esp. 14, 16 and 19), it's really a pity they didn't record any more, the double is pretty good and the two solo discs are excentric but interesting and quite expressive. (The disc with woodwind pieces is more of a filler, good enough but certainly no reason to get this set.)
 
#30 ·
Last year, two recordings brought a big smile to my face. Two works that I obviously know well (in various recordings) but these recordings brought me a lot of listening pleasure.

Le nozze di Figaro - Fricsay
Don Giovanni - Ostman

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