236 SACD / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante KV 364, Symphony in G minor KV 550
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Als ich das erste Mal „die“ g-Moll-Sinfonie als Warteschleifenmusik im Telefon hörte, dachte ich, oh je, jetzt ist auch dieses Stück für alle Zeiten verdorben. Man will sich bei seiner Telefongesellschaft wegen der letzten Rechnung beschweren, und dann dieses Gesäusel!
But there is a remedy. You just need to listen a little further than the clip from the on-hold music. There are so many different moods: melancholy, grief, rage, consolation. And everything is woven together with such ingenuity and originality!
It may seem strange at first to combine this with the blissful togetherness of the Sinfonia Concertante, but on reflection it makes sense. Whilst the slow movement of the G Minor Symphony (in the same key as the Sinfonia Concertante) brightens the mood of the other movements, the melancholic slow movement of the Sinfonia Concertante casts a shade over the lightness of the outer movements. It's not all difficult, nor is it all straightforward. Just like real life.
Gordan „Philosoph“ Nikolić (Leitung, auch Violine solo), Richard Wolfe (Viola solo) und das Netherlands Chamber Orchestra treffen dieses brüchige Gleichzeitige mit traumwandlerischer Sicherheit.
2 reviews for 236 SACD / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante KV 364, Symphony in G minor KV 550
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Classical CD Choice –
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Once again, in performances that place the listener centrally in the orchestra, Tacet delivers impeccably appointed warm and sympathetic performance of some glorious music by Mozart. Highly recommended.
Barry Forshaw
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It is always good to immerse yourself in the music with Real Surround recordings from Tacet. Gordan Nikolic’s partner in the popular Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, KV 364, is Richard Wolfe on the viola. They are brilliant and expressive. The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra’s playing is not only committed, but also soulful. The interpretation of the 40th Symphony leaves no doubt that Nikolic has Mozart’s rhetoric fully under control. He is able to take more than just melodies from the G minor symphony and shapes them in a superior way, lively, with contrasting dynamics and colours, whereby the melancholy and dark sides of the music are also well expressed.
Remy Franck