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Mozart: Gran Partita / Ogrintchouk, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra members
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Mozart: Gran Partita / Ogrintchouk, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra members

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Details

Composer
MOZART, W. A.
Artist
Ogrintchouk, Members Of The Concertgebouworkest
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Nov 06, 2020
Catalog #
BIS-2463
UPC
7318599924632

About

Better known as Gran Partita, Mozart’s Serenade in B-flat major, K 361 is the crowning glory of the Harmoniemusik of the Classical era. Austrian and German nobles in particular often employed small wind ensembles called Harmonien which provided entertainment during banquets and outdoor festivities. In order to satisfy the growing demand for suitable music, countless arrangements of operas and ballet music were made, while original works were supplied by a wide range of composers – Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and many lesser masters wrote Harmoniemusik. Among their works, Mozart’s Serenade stands out for several reasons. It is on a larger scale than most: with seven movements and a duration of some 50 minutes, it is scored for thirteen instruments rather than the usual eight or nine. But conceived with a cyclical layout and with a highly economic use of motivic material, it also displays a compositional sophistication unusual for the genre. The Gran Partita is here performed by wind players from one of the world’s finest orchestras, the Amsterdam Concertgebouworkest, under the direction of oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk. Ogrintchouk has also chosen the coupling, a set of variations by Beethoven on Mozart’s famous aria from Don Giovanni scored for two oboes and English horn.

REVIEW:

As in all the best performances, the wind players of the Concertgebouw (the brand speaks for itself) combine refinement of blend and ensemble with a sense of spontaneous enjoyment. When they choose, the Concertgebouw players are as mellifluous as you could wish. But they’re not afraid of a touch of abrasiveness. This superlatively played new recording immediately joins the shortlist for this most sumptuous of serenades.

– Gramophone (Editor's Choice, January 2021)

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 I. Largo 09:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    09:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  2. 2 II. Menuetto 08:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Menuetto
    Duration
    08:43
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  3. 3 III. Adagio 05:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  4. 4 IV. Menuetto 04:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Menuetto
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  5. 5 V. Romance 06:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Romance
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  6. 6 VI. Tema con variazioni: Tema 01:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Tema con variazioni: Tema
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  7. 7 VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 1 01:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 1
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  8. 8 VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 2 01:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 2
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  9. 9 VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 3 01:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 3
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  10. 10 VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 4 01:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 4
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  11. 11 VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 5 02:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 5
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  12. 12 VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 6 00:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Tema con variazioni: Variation 6
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  13. 13 VII. Finale 03:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    VII. Finale
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Ensemble
    members Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  14. 14 Thema 00:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    Thema
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos
  15. 15 Variation 1 00:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Variation 1
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos
  16. 16 Variation 2 00:44
    Track
    16
    Title
    Variation 2
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos
  17. 17 Variation 3 00:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    Variation 3
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos
  18. 18 Variation 4 00:38
    Track
    18
    Title
    Variation 4
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos
  19. 19 Variation 5 00:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    Variation 5
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos
  20. 20 Variation 6 01:12
    Track
    20
    Title
    Variation 6
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos
  21. 21 Variation 7 00:46
    Track
    21
    Title
    Variation 7
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos
  22. 22 Variation 8 02:37
    Track
    22
    Title
    Variation 8
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alexei Ogrintchouk, Nicoline Alt, Miriam Pastor Burgos