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Mozart: Flute Concertos; Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter.".(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Mozart: Flute Concertos; Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter." Jacques Zoon, flute; Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque. Telarc CD-80624.
Taken on its own, this is a delightful, zesty treat, the Boston Baroque playing on period instruments without sounding edgy, and flutist Jacques Zoon handling the Flute Concertos in D major (K. 314) and G major (K. 313) with considerable aplomb. It's only when the music making is compared to other recordings of a kind that one notices any minor shortcomings.
Starting with the flute concertos, I compared K. 313 to Jean-Pierre Rampal's 1966 recording with members of the Vienna Symphony on modern instruments (Erato). Here, three differences popped out at me. First, Rampal's playing is slightly sweeter, more delicate, more nuanced, more poetic than Zoon's. Second, the newer recording with Boston Baroque is much faster paced. Third, the Telarc sound is warmer and softer than the older Vienna sound. Overall, ...
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