Description
Intro
“A wonderful exploration of the musical life of London during Mozart’s visit as an eight year old, all beautifully and engagingly performed by Ian Page and his Mozartists. A true delight!” GRAMOPHONE
“One of its constant pleasures is the young British performers’ sheer gusto… And the music itself? Delicious.”
THE TIMES
This 2-CD set presents an unprecedented survey of Mozart’s childhood visit to London in 1764-65. Ian Page conducts his outstanding period-instrument orchestra in a fascinating and wide-ranging programme which includes Mozart’s remarkable first symphony (composed when he was eight years old), along with his two other London symphonies and his first concert Aria. The repertoire also explores the music that was being performed in London during Mozart’s stay, including works by J. C. Bach, Thomas Arne, Abel, Pescetti, Perez, George Rush and William Bates, many of which have not previously been recorded, and the large cast of soloists includes eight singers and harpsichordist Steven Devine.
Tracks
CD 1
- Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K16 – I. Molto allegro5.39
- Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K16 – II. Andante4.57
- Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K16 – Presto1.33
- Arne: Judith – Act II: “Sleep, gentle Cherub! Sleep descend”3.01
- Arne: Judith – Act I: “O torment great, too great to bear”3.46
- Arne: Artaxerxes – Act I, Scene 2: “Amid a thousand racking Woes”4.47
- Arne: Artaxerxes – Act I, Scene 13: “O too lovely, too unkind”4.35
- Bach, J C: Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, Op. 1 No. 6 – I. Allegro assai4.44
- Bach, J C: Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, Op. 1 No. 6 – II. Andante3.31
- Bach, J C: Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, Op. 1 No. 6 – III. Allegro moderato2.54
- Bach, J C: Ezio: “Non so d’onde viene”8.26
- Bach, J C: Berenice – “Confusa, smarrita”5.56
- Arne: The Guardian Outwitted – “O Dolly, I part”2.35
- Arnold, S: The Maid of the Mill – Act III, Scene 1: “To speak my mind of womankind”1.02
- Arnold, S: The Maid of the Mill – Act II, Scene 8: “Hist, hist! I hear my mother call”1.54
- Mozart: Symphony No. 4 in D major, K19 – I. Allegro2.18
- Mozart: Symphony No. 4 in D major, K19 – II. Andante3.55
- Mozart: Symphony No. 4 in D major, K19 – III. Presto2.49
- Pescetti: Ezio – “Caro mio bene, addio”9.02
CD 2
- Mozart: Symphony in F Major, K. 19a – Allegro assai4.59
- Mozart: Symphony in F Major, K. 19a – II. Andante 4.58
- Mozart: Symphony in F Major, K. 19a – III. Presto1.29
- Bach, J C: Adriano in Siria – “Ah, come mi balza il cor!”2.09
- Bach, J C: Adriano in Siria – “Deh lascia, o ciel pietoso”6.22
- Bach, J C: Adriano in Siria – Act II; “Cara la dolce amma”8.50
- Rush, G: The Capricious Lovers – Act I, Scene 8: “Thus laugh’d at, jilted and betray’d”2.37
- Bates, W: Pharnaces – “In this I fear my latest breath”2.41
- Mozart: Va, dal furor portata, K216.14
- Perez, D: Solimano – “Se non ti moro a lato”9.28
- Abel, C F: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 6 – Allegro3.39
- Abel, C F: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 6 – Andante5.28
- Abel, C F: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 6 – Presto2.54
Ana Maria Labin
Helen Sherman
Ben Johnson
Anna Devin
Rebecca Bottone
Robert Murray
Martene Grimson
Eleanor Dennis
Steven Devine
Ian Page
The Mozartists
