Mozart - Symphony No. 40 & 41 “Jupiter” - Carlo Maria Giulini, New Philharmonia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 40 & 41 “Jupiter”
Orchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor – Carlo Maria Giulini
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Decca
Recorded October / November 1965 at Kingsway Hall, London
Produced by Ray Minshull
Originally released in 1965
Reissued in 1998
Tracks :
Side A : Symphony No. 40 G Minor, K. 550
- Molto Allegro
- Andante
- Menuetto: Allegretto
- Allegro Assai
Side B : Symphony No. 41 C Major K. 551 “Jupiter”
- Allegro Vivace
- Andante Cantabile
- Menuetto: Allegretto
- Molto Allegro
Reviews:
Like all the works he composed during his extremely productive years in Vienna, Mozart’s last two symphonies are remarkable for their ambitious and demanding individuality, despite the fact that they were written in the amazingly short space of only six weeks. Any inference to the dire circumstances in which the composer was living at the time might possibly be detected in the grave character of Symphony No. 40 in G minor. The so-called Jupiter-Symphony, however, which owes its name to the Roman god, brims over with an endless joy of life. The powerful final movement with its combination of fugal technique, rondo and sonata form is quite rightly regarded as a unique compositional achievement in the classical era.
The Mozart specialist Carlo Maria Giulini, who only enters the recording studio when he is quite totally sure of a thing, has set down a performance here which does without orchestral fireworks and concentrates on a seemingly endless flow of melody. The orchestral playing is light, airy and unpretentious, the strings as soft as silk-what more could Mozart have wished for.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.52 / 5