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Master Mozartian Gottlieb Wallisch explores the rich concerti repertoire of his fellow Austrian in "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12, 13 & 14, " the third in his acclaimed series of recordings. Bright young string ensemble, the Piatti Quartet, joins Wallisch to perform Mozart's own rarely-heard chamber orchestrations.

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A program of Serenades and Symphonies from Mozart's Salzburg period has been chosen for this latest henssler CLASSIC'S release. His Salzburg years being centered on orchestral music, this is, altogether, a delightful sampling of some of Mozart's most extrovert and joyous music!

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Gaede Trio meets Wolfgang Schulz. Mozart's Flute Quartets are far from easy to play. Although they are extremely popular for home playing, they hold a lot of difficulties for the players, not least the instruction to make the music sound light and effortless like child's play. This "naive joyousness" which they convey might have contributed to their reputation of not being the height of Mozart's creativity. And yet they are true jewels, both of melodic inspiration and witty dialogue between the instruments. "You can't play Mozart with more beauty than this." (AZ)

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Following on from their earlier volume of piano works for four hands by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, pianists Julian Perkins and Emma Abbate complete their suvey with this release. This recording is performed on two period instruments from the Richard Burnett Heritage Collection of early keyboard instruments- a grand piano by Michael Rosenberger from around 1800, and a square piano from the 1820s by London's Clementi & Co. In addition to the Mozart works, this release also includes the Sonata in E flat major by Mozart's close contemporary Muzio Clementi. Described as 'an amazingly talented pianist' by Musica, the Neapolitan pianist Emma Abbate has performed duo recitals for international festivals and concert societies in Salzburg, Lisbon, Naples, Ischia, and Koscierzyna. She has also performed at prestigious UK venues. Based in London, she is professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a staff coach at the Royal Opera House. Described as 'exuberantly stylish' by The Sunday Times, Julian Perkins is Founder, Director of Sounds Baroque, and Artistic Director of Cambridge Handel Opera.

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The six piano trios KV 10 - 15 seemed to be only clumsy attempts of the little Mozart to many people up to now. The Abegg Trio using historical instruments opens the unexpected big world of the wunderkind. Sometimes you feel like sitting in a garden with thousands of wondrous, fabulous toys. Mozart tries out everything. He is never boring, often funny. With each new movement he knows more. He plays in the meadow of possibilities and it's a joy to follow him. The question of maturity is irrelevant. Either these pieces are "mature" or it is a delight to see the growing mastery. The Abegg Trio demonstrates once more his ability of intelligent program selection and witty and subtle performance. - Co-production with DeutschlandRadio.

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On this recording, the Engegard Quartet present three of Mozart’s six string quartets dedicated to Haydn, the so-called “Haydn” Quartets. The six “Haydn” Quartets were written between 1782 and 1785, while Mozart enjoyed great popularity in Vienna. Mozart had written a series of quartets in his youth, but it had been almost ten years since he wrote the last one. With the “Haydn” Quartets he makes quite different demands on himself, the musicians, and the audience. The structure is not so surprising- here we find fast first movements in what is today called sonata-allegro form, singable slow movements, minuets with trios, and often finale-rondos. But what he fills them with woke Haydn’s admiration and now awakens ours. Haydn’s admiration for his colleague 24 years his junior was expressed through the following words aimed at Mozart’s father Leopold: “I tell you by God as an honest man, your son is the greatest composer I know in person or by name; he has taste and furthermore the greatest compositional knowledge.” Haydn supposedly uttered this after having heard three of the quartets at a house concert at Mozart’s residence, where both Wolfgang and Leopold most likely contributed.

Soloists Teresa Wakim, Paula Murrihy, Thomas Cooley and Sumner Thompson joined Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society to record Mozart's Coronation Mass live at Boston's Symphony Hall earlier this year. Mozart's Mass in C major is one of his most popular and enduring works. Known as the 'Coronation Mass' – a nickname it acquired following a performance conducted by Antonio Salieri in 1791 in Prague at the coronation of Leopold II as King of Bohemia – it includes the beautifully tender Agnus Dei. Alongside the Mass on this CD are Mozart's soprano solo Exsultate, jubilate, beautifully performed by Teresa Wakim, and Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 85, which was a favourite of Marie Antoinette, leading to the name 'La Reine', by which it is still known today.

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