THE T A R S

Mass, in C minor, K 427 (Grosse Messe) , , ; , ; , ; David Bell, organ; ; , conductor; Berliner Mozart magic Philharmoniker. Mass, in C major, K 317 (Kronungsmesse) (Coronation) , ; Procter, ...[et al.]; Rafael Kubelik, Bernhard Klee, conductors; Symphonie-Orchester des on CD Bayerischen Rundfunks. Vocal: Così fan tutte. Complete Montserrat Caballé, Ileana Cotrubas, so- DALENA LE ROUX pranos; , mezzo-soprano; Nicolai Librarian, Central Reference Vocal: Vespers Vesparae solennes de confessore, K 339 Gedda, tenor; Wladimiro Ganzarolli, ; , soprano; , , bass; Sir , con- or a composer whose life was as contralto; Ryland Davies, tenor; Gwynne ductor; Chorus and of the Royal pathetically brief as Mozart’s, it is Howell, bass; Sir Colin Davis, conductor; , . astonishing what a colossal legacy F Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. , K 366. Complete of musical art he has produced in a fever , tenor; Anne of unremitting work. So much music was Sofie von Otter, contralto; Sylvia McNair, crowded into his young life that, dead at just Vocal: Masses/ Requiem mass, K 626 soprano...[et al.]; Monteverdi ; John less than thirty-six, he has bequeathed an , soprano; Anne Sofie von Eliot Gardiner, conductor; English eternal legacy, the full wealth of which the Otter, contralto; , tenor; soloists. world has yet to assess. , bass; Monteverdi Choir; John Le nozze di Figaro (). In any sense we can know him only Eliot Gardiner, conductor; English Baroque Complete through his music. Soloists. Kiri te Kanawa, , Frederica von In the music collection of the Central Missa K 257 (Credo); Litaniae K 243 Stade, sopranos; , baritone; Reference Department we have tried our Angela Maria Blasi, soprano; Elisabeth von , , bass...[et al.]; utmost to attain this goal. It is by no means Magnus, alto; Deon van der Walt, tenor; London Opera Chorus; Sir , con- a complete collection but we have tried to Alastair Miles, bass; ductor; London Philharmonic Orchestra. include a representative selection of his crea- Chor; , conductor; tive output. This is what we have to offer . the discerning listener.

Cape Libr., Mar/Apr 2006 42 Die Zauberflöte; Instrumental: Flute music Instrumental: Wind , Lisa Otto, , Les quatre quatuors avec flute sopranos; , , instruments Luc Urbain, flute; Aurelio Perez, ; Joel , , in A major, K 622 ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Soultanian, viola; Dorel Fodoreanu, violon- Thea King, bass clarinet; , conduc- , speaker; Rias-Kammerchor; Karl . tor; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Böhm, conductor; Berliner Philharmoniker. String Quartet. Instrumental: Symphonies Instrumental: String/violin Horn , nos. 1-4 Symphonies, nos. 39 & 38 () Barry Tuckwell, horn and director; English Sinfonia concertante, violin, viola, in E flat , continuo; Jaap Chamber Orchestra. major, K 364 Schröder, conductor; Academy of Ancient Oboe concerto, in C major, K. 314 , violin; , Music. , oboe; , con- viola and violin; , conductor; Symphonien No. 41 KV 551 (Jupiter); No. ductor; Chamber Orchestra of . Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. 40 KV 550 Two string quartets, in B-flat major, KV 458 , conductor; Wiener “Hunt”; in D minor, KV 421 Instrumental: concertos Philharmoniker. Piano concertos, no. 23, in A major, K 488; Smetana Quartet (Jirí Novák, Lubomír no. 24, in C minor, K 491 Kostecký, ; Škampa, viola; Antonín Instrumental: Miscellaneous , piano; , Kohout, violoncello). conductor; Bamberger Symphoniker. The string quartets dedicated to Haydn, instruments Concerto in C, K 299, for flute, harp, and Piano concertos, nos. 20 & 21 K 428/421b, 458 orchestra , piano; , Chilingirian Quartet (Levon Chilingirian, Irena Grafenauer, flute; Sir , conductor; . Mark Butler, violins; Nicholas Logie, viola; conductor; Academy of St. Martin-in-the- no. 27; Concerto for 2 Philip de Groote, violoncello). Fields. The string quartets dedicated to Haydn, Concerto no. 5, K 219; Sonata, K 378; , Elena Gilels, pianos; Karl Böhm, K 387, 421 Quintet, K 516 conductor; Wiener Philharmoniker. Chilingirian Quartet (Levon Chilingirian, , violin, with chamber orches- Piano concertos, nos. 22 & 24 Mark Butler, violins; Nicholas Logie, viola; tra; Brooks Smith, piano; Israel Baker, violins; , piano and director; English Philip de Groote, violoncello). William Primrose, Virginia Majewski, violas; Chamber Orchestra. Instrumental: Serenades Gregor Piatigorsky, violoncello. Piano concerti, no. 19, K 459; no. 23, K 488 Sonaten fur Klavier und Violine, KV 376 & Murray Perahia, piano and conductor; English KV 377 Chamber Orchestra. , conductor; Scottish Itzhak Perlman, violin; , Piano concertos, no. 25, K 503 & no. 26, Chamber Orchestra. piano. K 537 , piano and conductor; . 2 0 0 6

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