London Mozart Players

The Complete HMV Stereo Recordings, Vol. 2 / Mozart: Symphony no 36 "Linz"; Piano Concerto no 24 et al. / Louis Kentner, piano

1 CD / First Hand / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz"; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Minuets (12) for orchestra, K. 568
Performers: Kentner, Louis
Conductors: Blech, Harry
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

First Hand Records offers a second volume in their series of recordings of the complete HMV stereo recordings made by the London Mozart Players and...continue...
Recording information: Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (1954-12-22_1954-12-23&1956-)....continue...

Rough Guide to Classical Composers: Mozart

2 CD / World Music Network / 2011-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, KV 16; Symphony no 41 in C major, KV 551 'Jupiter'; Don Giovanni, KV 527; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K...
Performers: Borowsak, Joanna; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Jando, Jeno; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Shelley, Howard; Tchy, Georg; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor; Vogt, Lars; Whistler, Simon; ...
Conductors: Gaigg, Michi; Wordsworth, Barry; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Bolton, Ivor; ; Ligeti, András
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

James Galway / Great Flute Concerto Edition

12 CD / RCA Records / 2011-05-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1032; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056...
Performers: Duetschler, Ursula; Galway, James [Flute]; Galway, Jeanne; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Proud, Malcolm; Robles, Marisa [Harp]; Vassalo, Eduardo; Wolters, Rainer
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg; Galway, James [Flute]; Prieur, Andre; Scimone, Claudio; Marriner, Sir Neville; Iwaki, Hiroyuki; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Zagreb; I Solisti Veneti; London Mozart Players

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....continue...

Mathieu, Chostakovitch, Mendelssohn: Concertino & Concertos / Alain Lefevre, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Analekta / 2009-11-10

Works: André Mathíeu: Concertino no 2, Op. 13; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor
Performers: Archibald, Paul; Lefevre; Lefevre, David
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

A song more silent - McDowall, Plowman, O'Regan, Beamish / Moldoveanu, Stevenson, Bevan, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Cecilia McDowall: Ave maris stella, for soprano, chorus & string orchestra; Lynne Plowman: Cries Like Silence, for 4 voices, chorus, orchestra & organ; Tarik O'Regan: And There Was A Great Calm, for ...
Performers: Archibald, Paul; Bevan, Sophie; Bywater, Scott; Chance, Michael; Comberti, Sebastian; Dobbin, Carolyn; Jonson, Ben [Poet]; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Kimberg, Dawid; Stevenson, Alexandra
Conductors: Moldoveanu, Nicolae
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

L. Mozart: Symphonies / M. Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-11-25

Works: Leopold Mozart: Symphony in C major, LMV 7; Symphony in D major, LMV 7; Symphony in G major, LMV 7; Symphony (Partia) in C major, LMV 7
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

This is the latest release in the Contemporaries of Mozart series, one of Chandos' longest running recording projects. That all these symphonies here receive their...continue...

Schubert: Octet in F major / London Mozart Players, et al

1 CD / Doron / 2008-10-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Classics - John Field: Piano Concerti, Nocturne no 16, etc / O'Rourke, Bamert, London Mozart Players, et al

4 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-07-29

Works: John Field: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, H. 27; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A flat major, H. 31; Concerto for Piano no 5 in C major, H. 39; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, H. 32; ...
Performers: O'Rourke, Míceál
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

The individual volumes of piano concertos by John Field have over the years been very successful both critically and commercially. Chandos now offers these recordings...continue...

Marsh: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-03-04

Works: John Marsh: Symphony no 6 in D; Conversation Symphony, for 2 orchestras in E flat major (Symphony no 10); Symphony no 2 in B flat; Symphony no 7 in E flat "La Chasse"; Symphony no 8
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

The popular Contemporaries of Mozart series with Matthias Bamert and the London Mozart Players is one of Chandos’ longest-running projects with over 20 recordings in...continue...

Richter: Symphonies / Bamert, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Franz Xaver Richter: Symphony no 53 in D major "Trumpet Symphony"; Symphony no 56 in D minor; Symphony no 29 in G minor; Symphony no 52 in D major; Symphony no 43 in F minor, Op. 3 no 5
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

This program provides an impressive example of Richter's compositional spectrum. Included on this CD are premiere recordings of Symphony in D major, No.53, which has...continue...

Contemporaries of Mozart - C. Cannabich: Symphonies

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-10-17

Works: Christian Cannabich: Symphony in G major; Symphony in A major; Symphony no 57 in E flat major; Symphony no 22 in C major; Symphony in D major
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"Matthias Bamert continues his admirable Contemporaries of Mozart series with this issue devoted to the relatively unknown Christian Cannabich (1731-98). Cannabich became famous as the...continue...

An Introduction to Felix Mendelssohn

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, ...
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Shelley, Howard; Groves, Charles, Sir; Weller, Walter
Ensemble: London Mozart Players; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Mendelssohn's exhilarating 'Italian' Symphony is one of the warmest, most vivacious and melodic works in the repertoire and has understandably become a central work in...continue...

Hoffmeister: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-01-24

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Symphony in G major "La festa della Pace 1791"; Symphony in E major; Symphony in D major
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

The best-selling contemporaries of Mozart series with Matthias Bamert and the London Mozart Players is one of Chandos most long-running recording projects and they are...continue...

Alice Mary Smith: Symphonies, etc / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Alice Mary Smith Meadows White: Symphony in A minor; Andante for clarinet & orchestra; Symphony in C minor
Performers: Malsbury, Angela
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

That these works have, until now, remained unrecorded, perhaps bears witness to the fact that the discrimination against which Alice Mary Smith battled over a...continue...

Hummel: Violin Concertos, etc / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Potpourri for viola & orchestra in G minor ("Fantaisie"), Op. 94; Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca, for violin & orchestra (unverified); Variations on a theme from a Berlin Singsp...
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"This will be welcomed by Hummel enthusiasts. The performances are all polished and are recorded warmly in Chandos's usual manner." - Bauman, American Record Guide...continue...

Hummel: Piano Concerto, etc / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Piano in C major, Op. 34a (also published as Op. 36); Rondo brillant for piano & orchestra in A major, Op. 56; Rondo brillant for Piano and Orchestra in B flat maj...
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"Both of these pieces could easily be taken for Chopin, and Shelley's flair for the grand gesture seems quite in keeping. This is far and...continue...

Myslivecek: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Josef Myslivecek: Symphony (Overture) in C major, F 26; Symphony (Overture) in A major, F 27; Symphony (Overture) in F major, F 28; Symphony (Overture) in D major, F 29; Symphony (Overture) in B flat...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"There's a good deal of fire in Myslivecek's symphonies, if the half-dozen recorded here are anything to go by. They're written with consummate skill and...continue...

Romantic Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Enigma Variations; Stanley Myers: The ...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Byfield, Jack; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; Edlina, Luba; Fingerhut, Margaret; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafa...
Conductors: Shepherd, Adrian; Shelley, Howard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Shostakovich, Maxim; Handley, Vernon; Byfield, Jack; Horenstein, Jascha; Järvi, Neeme; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tortel...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Cathedral Strings; I Musici de Montreal; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharm...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Bear Essentials - Dining Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D major, Op. 12/3, RV 124; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Australia, Soloists of; Barnert, Matthias; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; City of Birmingham ...
Conductors: Shelley, Howard; ; Manze, Andrew; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Standage, Simon; Preston, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Garforth, David; Shepherd, Adrian; Leppard, Raymond; Weller, Walter; Turovsky, Yuli; Bam...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Ambache Chamber Ensemble; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena; Collegium Musicum 90; Concerto Copenhagen; English Chamber Ensemble; English Cha...

Sogno talor... Special Collection Celebrating 25 Years

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Emilia di Liverpool; Roberto Devereux; Maria Padilla; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; Parisina d'Este; Giovanni Pacini: Carlo di Borgog...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Benelli, Ugo; Brecknock, John; Bros, Jose; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caley, Ian; Christie, Nan; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Dolton, Geoffrey; Dugdale, Sandra; Fa...
Conductors: Parry, David; Carella, Giuliano; Benini, Maurizio; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The double CD set is in the form of a two-act Grand Opera Gala, with an overture, choruses, arias, ensembles and extravagant finales. A total...continue...

Herschel: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-04-22

Works: William Herschel: Symphony no 14 in D major; Symphony no 8 in C minor for strings; Symphony no 2 in D major; Symphony no 12 in D major; Symphony no 17 in C major; Symphony no 13 in D major
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Golding, Robin
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Fanfare
Insturmental definition is, as usual, lovely. The SACD is compatible with conventional stereo players, but Chandos has also issued this program on a two-track-only disc.
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Herschel: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-04-22

Works: William Herschel: Symphony no 14 in D major; Symphony no 8 in C minor for strings; Symphony no 2 in D major; Symphony no 12 in D major; Symphony no 17 in C major; Symphony no 13 in D major
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"Matthias Bamert's lively direction and the highly professional playing of the London Mozart Players provide Herschel with the best imaginable advocacy, and we may be...continue...

Cramer: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-22

Works: Johann Baptist Cramer: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 16; Concerto for Piano no 7 in E major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 8 in D minor, Op. 70
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"German-born but London-based, 'Glorious John' Cramer was one of the most celebrated composer-virtuosi of his day... it would be hard to imagine a more colourful,...continue...

Veritas - Mozart: Symphonies 38-41 / Norrington, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2002-05-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Wranitzky: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-02-26

Works: Paul Wranitzky: Symphony in D major, Op 36; Symphony in C major, Op 11; Grand Characteristic Symphony for the Peace with the French Republic in C major, Op. 31
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"The symphonies recorded here are lively, interesting pieces. The first two, in D major and C minor, are in the standard four movements. They are...continue...

Hummel: Mandolin & Trumpet Concerto, etc / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Overture for orchestra in D major (arranged from overture to "Die gute Nachricht"), S. 148; Mandolin Concerto in G major, S. 28; Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO ...
Performers: Agnas, Urban; Stephens, Alison
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"An attractive, offbeat programme that frames Hummel's popular trumpet concerto and his airy, Mozartian concerto for Mandolin with two rarities: the overture, composer to celebrate...continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Karl Böhm, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Il rè pastore, K 208; Così fan tutte, K 588; Zaide, K 344 (334b); Chi sa qual sia, K 582; Vado, ma dov...
Performers: Dickie, Murray; Felbermayer, Anny; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kunz, Erich; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Schneiderhan, Wolfgang; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; Ste...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Leitner, Ferdinand; Blech, Harry; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: London Mozart Players; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mozart, Krommer: Oboe Concertos / Francis, Shelley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-03-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Franz Krommer: Concerto for Oboe no 1 in F major, Op. 37; Concerto for Oboe no 2 in F major, Op. 52
Performers: Francis, Sarah
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

'Garnished with a Mozartian eloquence and eliciting from Francis her creamiest sounds...' (BBC Music Magazine)...continue...

Contemporaries of Mozart - Salieri: Symphonies, etc

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-02-27

Works: Antonio Salieri: Cublai, gran kan de Tatari, opera; Variations for orchestra on "La follia di spagna"; L'Angiolina, ossia Il matrimonio per sussurro; Symphony in D major "Veneziana"; La Locandiera, o...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Chandos' "Contemporaries of Mozart" series has gone from strength to strength in uncovering a wealth of previously unavailable eighteenth-century works. Matthias Bamert and the London...continue...

The Contemporaries of Mozart - Wesley: Symphonies

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-07-25

Works: Samuel Wesley: Symphony in D major (Sinfonia obligato); Symphony in A major; Symphony in D major (1784); Symphony in E flat major; Symphony in B flat major
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

This latest release in the groundbreaking "Contemporaries of Mozart" series from Chandos includes all five of Samuel Wesley's surviving symphonies, and as such presents an...continue...

Contemporaries of Mozart - Gyrowetz: Symphonies / Bamert

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-02-22

Works: Adalbert Gyrowetz: Symphony in E flat major, Op. 6/2; Symphony in F major, Op. 6/3; Symphony in D major, Op. 12/1
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"The three symphonies of this disc are thought to date before 1790, so they are all works of the young, enthusiastic composer. They are Haydnesque...continue...

Galway: Sixty Years - Sixty Flute Masterpieces - Highlights

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for Flute solo ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Eastop, Philip; Galway, James; Gough, Rachel; Harada, Sadao; Hulse, Gareth; Isomura, Kazuhide; Moll, Phillip; Oundjian, Peter; Pay, Antony; Robles, Marisa; Yamashita, Kazuhito
Conductors: Galway, James; Faerber, Jörg; Mata, Eduardo; ; Chung, Myung-Whun; Liebermann, Lowell
Ensemble: London Mozart Players; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Tokyo String Quartet members; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn ; Zagreb Soloists

Pichl: Symphonies / Matthias Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-07-20

Works: Václav Pichl: Symphony in B flat major, Z23; Symphony in E flat major, Z24; Symphony in G major, Z22; Symphony in C major, Z21; Symphony in D major "Diana" Z16
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Matthias Bamert and the London Mozart players have been bringing out the best of composers from Mozart's time in their "Contemporaries of Mozart" series. These...continue...

Gossec: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-05-18

Works: François-Joseph Gossec: Symphony in F major, Op.12/6, Br. 59; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 5; Symphony in E flat major, Op. 12/5, Br. 58; Symphony in D major, Op. 5/3; Symphony in D major,...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"These are uncomplicated, appealing and delightful examples of a form that would be nurtured to fruition by Haydn and Mozart...Gossec's scoring ranges from the basic...continue...

Kozeluch: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-02-16

Works: Leopold Antonin Kozeluch: Work(s); Symphony in G minor; Symphony in F major
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

The Most Unforgettable Mellow Classics Ever

1 CD / Classics For Pleasure / 1999-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Christoph Willibal...
Performers: Briggs, Claire; Fowke, Philip; Katin, Peter; Marriner, Andrew; Ritchie, Stanley [Violin]
Conductors: Glover, Jane; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kovacevich, Stephen; Handley, Vernon; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Handford, Maurice; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Hummel: Piano Concerto in E, etc / Shelley, London Mozart

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Piano in E major ("Les Adieux"), Op. 110; Concerto for piano, violin & orchestra in G major, Op. 17
Performers: Shaham, Hagai; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"...As with Shelley's recording of the G-Major Concertino, I found myself utterly entranced. Far from 18th-century fluff, the Double Concerto, in the hands of these...continue...

Opera Rara Collection - 20 Selected Highlights

1 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-09-10

Works: Saverio Mercadante: Orazi e Curiazi; Virginia, opera; Il Salotto; Gaetano Donizetti: Gabriella di Vergy, opera; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra; Ugo conte di Parigi, opera; L'Assedio di Calais; Emilia di Live...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Arthur, Maurice; Browne, Sandra; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cook, Deborah; Davies, Joan; Eaglen, Jane; Fleming, Renee; Focile, Nuccia; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Gray, Lissa; Hargraves, Ma...
Conductors: Parry, David; Francis, Alun; Judd, James
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Listening to the nearly 80 minutes of this disc was, for me, analogous to what I felt as a child entering a candy shop: Every...continue...

Offenbach: Christopher Columbus / Francis, Arthur

2 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-07-01

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Christopher Columbus
Performers: Arthur, Maurice; Ashe, Rosemary; Dawson, Anne; Gray, Lissa; Harré, Clive; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Peters, Johanna; Plessis, Christian du; Roberts, Joy; Smith, Marilyn Hill [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Vanhal: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-04-21

Works: Johann Baptist Vanhal: Symphony in G minor, Bryan g2; Symphony in D major, Bryan D4; Symphony in C minor, Bryan C2
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

As well as being a composer, Vanhal was a violinist of some stature. His three charming Classical symphonies now return to the catalog as part...continue...

Rosetti: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-01-20

Works: Antonio Rosetti: Symphony in D major, A12/K 1; Symphony in G major, A40/K 1; Symphony in C major, A9/K 1; Symphony in F major, A33/K 1
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"...The four symphonies on this disc are all scored for strings (two violas), two horns and oboes, single flute, and bassoon...Though there are elements of...continue...

Hummel: Piano Concertos / Shelley, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concertino for piano & small orchestra in G major (revision of Mandolin Concerto, S. 28), Op. 73; Concerto for Piano in A flat major, Op. 113; Gesellschafts Rondo for piano & o...
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"If Hummel represents 'the final flowering of the Mozarteum culture', he also provides a clear link to Chopin...Listen to the first movement [of the Sixth...continue...

Field: Piano Concertos Vol 4 - no 7, etc / O'Rourke, Bamert

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-05-20

Works: John Field: Concerto for Piano no 7 in C minor, H. 58; Divertissment no 1, for 2 violins, viola, bass & piano in E major, H. 13; Rondo, for piano in A flat major, H. 18; Nocturne no 16, for piano in ...
Performers: Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Desbruslais, Julia; Godson, Jennifer; Juritz, David; O'Rourke, Miceal
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"This new release completes Chandos's distinguished Field Piano Concerto Series...O'Rourke plumbs the melancholy and passion beneath the surface glitter of this music, and at more...continue...

Pleyel: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-04-22

Works: Ignace Joseph Pleyel: Symphony in C major, Op. 66, B. 154; Symphony in G major, Op. 68, B. 156; Symphony in D minor, B. 147
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Mozart, Schubert / William Pleeth, Amadeus String Quartet

1 CD / Testament / 1997-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Lovett, Martin; Nissel, Siegmund; Pleeth, William; Schidlof, Peter
Conductors: Blech, Harry;
Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet; London Mozart Players

Field: Piano Concertos Vol 3 - no 3 & 5 / O'Rourke, Bamert

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-10-15

Works: John Field: Concerto for Piano no 5 in C major, H. 39; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, H. 32
Performers: O'Rourke, Miceal
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Baguer: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-09-24

Works: Carlos Baguer: Symphony no 12 in E flat major; Symphony no 13 in E flat major; Symphony no 16 in G major; Symphony no 18 in B flat major
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"...Baguer composed at least nineteen symphonies, all dating from the 1790s...the musical language is that of late-middle to late Haydn, the Haydn of the 'London'...continue...

Field: Piano Concertos Vol 2 - no 4 & 6 / O'Rourke, Bamert

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-05-21

Works: John Field: Concerto for Piano no 6 in C major, H. 49; Concerto for Piano no 4 in E flat major, H. 28
Performers: O'Rourke, Miceal
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"...Both of these concertos exude Field's lyric gifts...No. 4 is a wonderful romantic work that is amazing for 1814. I is a gentle, highly ornamented...continue...

M. Haydn: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-02-20

Works: Michael Haydn: Symphony in A major, MH 152 (P 6); Symphony in B flat major, P 9; Symphony in G major, MH 334 (P 16) (previously attributed to Mozart, K. 444); Symphony in E flat major, MH 473 (P 26);...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Mozart Players