MOZART I PARIS
I 1778 var Mozart tilbake i Paris, der han som barn hadde feiret store triumfer. Denne gangen ble oppholdet en stor nedtur; moren, som hadde ledsaget ham til Paris, døde av feber, og et bestillingsverk ble aldri betalt for. Begge verkene på denne CD-en ble skrevet under Paris-oppholdet.
Konsert for fløyte og harpe er et bestillingsverk fra hertugen av Guines og hans harpespillende datter. Mozart, som underviste datteren, syntes ikke hun hadde særlige musikalske anlegg, men var derimot imponert over farens fløytespill. Verket er Mozarts eneste komposisjon for harpe.
Sinfonia Concertante for blåsere ble skrevet for musikanter fra Mannheim som kom på Paris-besøk. Originalbesetningen var fløyte, obo, horn og fagott. Det er, som på denne innspillingen, vanligst å fremføre verket for obo, klarinett, horn og fagott.
Innspillingene er gjort «live» på konserter med Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester i Oslo konserthus. Solistene på CD-en er gruppeledere fra Filharmonien: På konserten for fløyte og harpe får vi høre Per Flemstrøm (fløyte) og Birgitte Volan Håvik (harpe). Solister på Sinfonia Concertante er Pavel Sokolov (obo), Leif Arne Pedersen (klarinett), Per Hannisdal (fagott) og Inger Besserudhagen (horn). Dirigenter er henholdsvis Alan Buribayev (Konsert for fløyte og harpe) og Arvid Engegård (Sinfonia Concertante).
MOZART IN PARIS
In 1778 Mozart was back in Paris, where as a child prodigy he had celebrated remarkable triumphs. But this time the city proved a great disappointment: his mother, who had accompanied him to Paris, died of fever, and a commissioned work was never paid for. Both works on this CD were written during Mozart’s stay in Paris.
Concerto for Flute and Harp was commissioned by the Duke of Guines and his harp-playing daughter. Mozart gave lessons to the daughter, whom he did not find particularly gifted. He was more impressed by her father’s flute playing. The work is Mozart’s only composition for harp.
Sinfonia Concertante for Winds was written for Mannheim musicians visiting Paris. It was scored for flute, oboe, horn and bassoon, with the flute usually replaced by a clarinet, as heard on this CD.
The two works were recorded live in concert with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in the Oslo Concert Hall. The soloists all play with the Philharmonic and are principals in their sections: the concerto for flute and harp features Per Flemstrøm (flute) and Birgitte Volan Håvik (harp); soloists on Sinfonia Concertante are Pavel Sokolov (oboe), Leif Arne Pedersen (clarinet), Per Hannisdal (bassoon) and Inger Besserudhagen (horn). Conductors are Alan Buribayev (Concerto for Flute and Harp) and Arvid Engegård (Sinfonia Concert-ante).
ANMELDELSER/REVIEWS
Mozart på det vakreste
«Skal man ha søt musikk av Mozart er ikke denne konserten til å komme forbi. De to solistene, Per Flemström og Birgitte Volan Håvik, faller pent inn sammen med Oslo-filharmonien i dette overskuddet av en konsert. […] Overskudd av skjønnmusikk uten like!»
Kjell Moe – Kulturspeilet http://www.kulturspeilet.no/mozart-pa-det-vakreste/
«This is an absolutely exquisite little disc. […] This is a stunning collection, with admirable skill in the playing and a wide range of nuances to enjoy. […] The most delicious moments are just flute and harp together, where the players beautifully foster a delicate, sensuous relationship between the two instruments. The Andantino movement is my favorite, because the music is at its most tense and feather-like, with glorious swells of string accompaniment and strikingly well wrought arpeggio shapes on the flute.»
Dan Sperrin – Fanfare Magazine Review_LWC1071_Fanfare.pdf
«[…], stykket er lekkert fremført av Filharmonien, særlig den humørfylte siste variasjonssatsen. Et lag av nordiske solister, hvorav de fleste er tilknyttet Norges musikkhøgskole eller Filharmonien selv, er nyanserte og fargerike i fraseringene, og orkesteret følger fint og diskret, uten store fakter.»
Maren Ørstavik - Aftenposten anmeldelse_LWC1071_aftenposten.pdf
«The Concerto is a pleasant piece in three movements with some delightful touches between the two instruments.The Adagio is sublime and moving. This too shows the fine playing of the quartet and the sympathetic accompaniment. The final movement gives each of the instruments a «chance to shine» and how well do these four soloists do so. All in all this is an excellent performance of a lovely piece regardless of whether it’s 100% Mozart. I know what I think.»
David R Dunsmore - Music Web http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2015/May/Mozart_flute_harp_LWC1071.htm
"Una fantàstica proporció sonora."
Marçal Borotau - Sonograma Magazine http://sonograma.org/suplement-de-discos/concerto-for-flute-harp-and-orchestra-winds/
«The Oslo string sound is sweet and silky, with violins divided left and right. Everything is bright, airy and finely detailed; the orchestra is as polished and luminous as any devotee of period practice could desire. Lawo's balance, by engineers Arne Akselburg and Thomas Wolden at sessions in the empty hall, is superb, with astonishing transparency, intimate positioning of the soloists and clear disposition of the whole orchestra in realistic front-back perspective. High resolution capture displays all the subtle changes of timbre and mood in the solos in a pleasant, clean ambience.»
John Miller - SA-CD http://sa-cd.net/showtitle/10582
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299
Per Flemstrøm (fløyte) / Birgitte Volan Håvik (harpe) /
Alan Buribayev (dirigent)
Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat Major, K. 297B
Pavel Sokolov (obo) / Leif Arne Pedersen (klarinett) / Per Hannisdal (fagott) / Inger Besserudhagen (horn) /
Arvid Engegård (dirigent)
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