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Pleyel: Symphonies Nos. 18 & 21; Viola Concerto

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Composer
Ignaz Pleyel
Artist
London Mozart Players, Jordan Bak
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
CPO
Released
Feb 07, 2025
Catalog #
555492-2
UPC
0761203549221

About

By the end of the 18th century, Ignaz Pleyel was considered the legitimate successor to his teacher, Joseph Haydn. His instrumental music - ranging from small ensemble pieces to concertos and symphonies - enjoyed immense international popularity until the tides slowly shifted with the onset of the Revolution. The clever and versatile Pleyel adapted skillfully: while he wrote a few pieces of homage for the new French rulers, he largely stayed true to the classical style of his predecessors, all the while establishing a reputation in Paris as a publisher and piano maker. Today, interest in his classically structured works has understandably been rekindled. Thanks to their refined elegance and fluidity, their architectural balance, and - especially in the case of the popular viola concerto - their considerable virtuosity, this music has nothing to fear from comparison with the great names of the era.

Critic reviews

  • “Pleyel speaks eloquently with a voice of his own. That is fostered lovingly here by the incisive articulation of the London Mozart Players under Howard Griffiths… stylishly played and with empathy by Jamaican-American virtuoso, Jordan Bak.”

    BBC Music Magazine, 5 stars, March 2025

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro spiritoso 06:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  2. 2 II. Andante 04:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  3. 3 III. Minuetto 03:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Minuetto
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 04:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  5. 5 I. Allegro moderato 12:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    12:16
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Performer
    Jordan Bak
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  6. 6 II. Adagio ma non troppo 11:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    11:30
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Performer
    Jordan Bak
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  7. 7 III. Rondo: Allegro 06:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Performer
    Jordan Bak
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  8. 8 I. Allegro molto 09:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  9. 9 II. Arioso: Adagio 04:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Arioso: Adagio
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  10. 10 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 02:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  11. 11 IV. Allegro assai 05:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Allegro assai
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths