Leopold Mozart - Symphonies London Mozart Players & Matthias Bamert

• Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787): Symphony in C major, C 1
• 1 I. Allegro assai 03:58
• 2 II. Menuet e trio 03:45
• 3 III. Andante 02:27
• 4 IV. Presto 02:23
• Symphony in D major, D 17:
• 5 I. Presto assai 04:29
• 6 II. Andante staccato 02:21
• 7 III. Presto 02:58
• Symphony in C major, D 1:
• 8 I. Allegro 02:51
• 9 II. Menuet e trio 03:59
• 10 III. Andante 03:03
• 11 IV. Allegro 02:16
• Symphony in G major, G 14:
• 12 I. Allegro moderato 03:43
• 13 II. Adagio 02:46
• 14 III. Presto assai 02:55
• Symphony (Partia) in C major, C 4:
• 15 I. Allegro moderato 05:01
• 16 II. Menuet e trio 03:17
• 17 III. Andante 02:39
• 18 IV. Presto 01:47
• Symphony in D major, D 25:
• 19 I. Allegro 04:21
• 20 II. Andante non poco 03:33
• 21 III. Presto 02:33
• Total Runtime 01:07:05

Info for Leopold Mozart - Symphonies

The best-selling Contemporaries of Mozart series is one of Chandos’ longest-running recording projects and we are delighted to add a selection of symphonies by the Salzburg composer Leopold Mozart to the collection. Conducted by Matthias Bamert and the London Mozart Players, the broad range of Leopold’s symphonic style is on clear display in the charming symphonies recorded here. All the works are recorded for the first time. Although Leopold Mozart‘s reputation as a violinist, teacher and composer was eclipsed early on by his renown as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, prior to Wolfgang’s birth Leopold held a respected position at the Salzburg court and had achieved European fame not only for his highly-regarded teaching, but also his compositions.

Among the chief works by which Leopold established his compositional popularity, his symphonies take pride of place: they far outstrip in quality, to say nothing of quantity, the symphonies of his Salzburg contemporaries or, for that matter, most other early composers in Europe. His oeuvre was extensive and it is clear from his letters that Leopold considered himself a modern, fashionable composer, a claim borne out not only by the works themselves but by later musicologists. His style was that of a generation younger and shows a clear progress toward sonata form. Under the guidance of Matthias Bamert this beautiful music is sure to flourish amongst the Contemporaries of Mozart series and will no doubt guarantee Leopold Mozart the recognition he deserves, as a composer in his own right.

“…Bamert and the LMP (stunning horns) generate more excitement, though textures can blur in the bright, resonant church acoustic.” GRAMOPHONE


pold Mozart: Symphony in C major, Eisen C1
I. Allegro assai
II. Menuet e trio
III. Andante
IV. Presto
Leopold Mozart: Symphony in D major, Eisen D17
I. Presto assai
II. Andante staccato
III. Presto
Leopold Mozart: Symphony in C major, Eisen D1, 'Sinfonia da camera'
I. Allegro
II. Menuet e trio
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
Leopold Mozart: Symphony in G major, Eisen G14
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio

III. Presto assai
Leopold Mozart: Symphony in C major, Eisen C4, 'Partia'
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuet e trio
III. Andante
IV. Presto
Leopold Mozart: Symphony in D major, Eisen D25
I. Allegro
II. Andante non poco
III. Presto

The London Mozart Players
is Britain’s longest-established chamber orchestra. Founded in 1949 by Harry Blech (now the orchestra’s Conductor Laureate), the London Mozart Players has a worldwide reputation for its outstanding and insightful performances and recordings of its core repertoire – the music of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven plus other composers of the late- eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. The London Mozart Players also regularly plays music of this century and has commissioned and given the first performances of many works by British composers. Since 1993 Matthias Bamert has been the orchestra’s Music Director and Howard Shelley is Principal Guest Conductor.

Matthias Bamert
Bamert’s reputation in the big, romantic repertoire, his championship of new music and innovative programming have garnered international praise. He has been Director of the prestigious Luzern Festival since 1992 and Music Director of the London Mozart Players since 1993. Matthias Bamert’s conducting career began as an apprentice to George Szell and later as Leopold Stokowski’s assistant. Posts have included Resident Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, Music Director of the Swiss Radio Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He works regularly with the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia and the BBC Symphony and appears each year at the Proms. A busy schedule of international guest engagements takes him to Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and the Far East.

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