Dancing Mozart

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra · Reijo Tunkkari · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Juha Kangas

2010 · ABCD 312

Credits

Performers: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra — Chamber orchestraReijo Tunkkari — Violin
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductors and other contributors: Juha Kangas — Conductor

About this release

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dancing Mozart
Central Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra
Juha Kangas conductor
Under the spell of dances
The new release Dancing Mozart features interpretations of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by the Keskipohjanmaa Chamber Orchestra. Mozart was known as an enthusiastic dancer in his time, and his more "dancey" works have now been recorded on the disc. When Mozart was appointed to the post of "imperial and royal chamber musician" in 1787, he hoped that the title would have brought him serious composition tasks in the future. On the contrary, the Vienna Court ordered dances from him in bulk, which the court orchestra performed during the carnival in the famous Redouten halls. The CD of Mozart's dances includes Five Counterdances KV 609 and Six German Dances KV 571, as well as the Marches in D major KV 445 (320c) and KV 335 (320a), the personal Symphony in G major KV 129, the Divertimento in F major KV 138 (125c), where Latin dexterity combines with the gentleness of the classical style, learned contrapuntal to the lightness of the comic opera, Serenata notturna KV 239, where Mozart experimented with a special playing, and the emotional Adagio in E major for violin and orchestra KV 261.
The Central Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra's Mozart interpretations have been recognized around the world. The concerts dedicated to Mozart's music, which KPKO has organized since 1990, have been public successes.

Tracks

Sinfonie in G KV 129
1.Allegrocomp. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)ISRC FIABA10003534:17
2.Andantecomp. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)ISRC FIABA10003543:55
3.Allegrocomp. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)ISRC FIABA10003552:49
Fünf Kontretänze KV 609
4.No. 1comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003561:25
5.No. 2comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003570:47
6.No. 3comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003581:37
7.No. 4comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003592:34
8.No. 5comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003601:18
9.No. 1 Da Capocomp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003610:44
Viisi kontratanssia KV 609
10.Marcia in D KV 445 (320c)comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003623:38
Divertimento in F KV 138 (125c)
11.Allegrocomp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003633:31
12.Andantecomp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003643:41
13.Prestocomp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003652:06
Serenata notturna KV 239
14.Marcia . Maestosocomp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003664:09
15.Menuettocomp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003673:36
16.Rondeau . Allegrettocomp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003684:44
Serenata notturna (Yöllinen serenadi) KV 239
17.Adagio in E für Violine und Orchester KV 261comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003695:26
Sechs Deutsche Tänze KV 571
18.No. 1comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003701:35
19.No. 2comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003711:30
20.No. 3comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003721:36
21.No. 4comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003731:37
22.No. 5comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003741:35
23.No. 6comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003752:59
Kuusi saksalaista tanssia KV 571
24.Marcia in D KV 335 (320a)comp. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISRC FIABA10003763:56

Reviews

This album only goes to show that SACD means nothing when the engineering is so close that it cries out for air and resonance. The sound is so frontal that this chamber orchestra of 13 strings and seven other players (judging from the album photo), using modern instruments, sounds naked, small, unenhanced—well, just plain ugly—which is a shame because they’re extremely competent musicians.
The other problem is that Kangas, who founded the ensemble in 1972, maintains a bright pace but is low…
American Record Guide · Gil French · December 1, 2015
”Juha Kankaan johtaman Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesterin uusin levy ponkaisee korkeimmalle mahdollisille kansainväliselle tasolle. Kyseessä on huippuluokan levytys, joka ei häpeä missään seurassa. Keski-Pohjanmaan kamariorkesterin Mozartissa yhdistyvät uutta luovalla tavalla pohjalainen suoraselkäisyys, parhaat pelimanniperinteet ja rokokoon puuteripölyisten salien eleganssi.”
Risto
YLE Uudet levyt · Risto Nordell
Hilpeää Mozartia terhakkaasti
”Tämän terhakammin esitettyä Mozartia saa tuskin kuullakseen. Takeena ovat Juha Kangas, huippukuntoinen Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesteri ja loistoäänitys.”
Jukka
Helsingin Sanomat · Jukka Isopuro
Rondon Kuukauden levy (11/2010)
Suomen parasta Mozartia
”Levyn otsikossa luvataan tanssillista Mozartia, eikä ostaja pety. Rytminen lennokkuus syntyy sekin ilman kommervenkkejä – kun basso ei laahaa ja orkesterilla on yhteinen syke, Mozart huolehtii lopusta. Kontratanssit ja Saksalaiset tanssit kuulostavat yleensä banaalilta tallustelulta, mutta keskipohjalaisten soittamina nekin saavat jalan vipattamaan. Tanssimusiikin lisäksi tarjolla on toki myös tunnelmapaloja. Kun sordinoidut jouset…
Rondo · Kare Eskola