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Mozart: Serenata notturna in D major; Notturno in D major; Overture to Lucio Silla; Four interludes from Thamos; Symphony No. 32; Six German Dances. Peter Maag, London Symphony Orchestra. Decca Legends 289 466 500-2.(Review)
Mozart: Serenata notturna in D major; Notturno in D major; Overture to Lucio Silla; Four interludes from Thamos; Symphony No. 32; Six German Dances. Peter Maag, London Symphony Orchestra. Decca Legends 289 466 500-2.
Tighten your belts because this one will charm your pants off. From 1959, Decca Legends give us a Mozart collection to delight any music fan. The disc starts with the Notturno in D major for four orchestras, the effects of the four small groups showing up nicely in stereo. The first movement is especially appealing with the various sections of instruments presenting a convincing echo effect. However, the Serenata notturna in D major that follows is the highlight of the disc. It is at once elegant and refined, joyous and frothy. Peter Maag bubbles over with the spirit of Beecham at his best. We can almost see the boyish scamp Mozart gleefully leading the ensemble.
Following the two notturnas, which in Mozart's day were light works intended for performance in the evening, the Overture to Lucio Sill and the four interludes from Thamos, King of Egypt, are quite a ...
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