Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang, remains known as a composer mostly for a trumpet concerto and a few colorful but insubstantial works such as a Toy Symphony and a Musical Sleigh Ride. The orchestral works recorded here by the Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic under veteran conductor Reinhard Goebel are not common, but they make a better case for Leopold than do the aforementioned works. The best is saved for last: the Symphony in G major, LMV VII:G16 ("Neue Lambacher") has been claimed as the work of Wolfgang, and with its ...
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Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang, remains known as a composer mostly for a trumpet concerto and a few colorful but insubstantial works such as a Toy Symphony and a Musical Sleigh Ride. The orchestral works recorded here by the Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic under veteran conductor Reinhard Goebel are not common, but they make a better case for Leopold than do the aforementioned works. The best is saved for last: the Symphony in G major, LMV VII:G16 ("Neue Lambacher") has been claimed as the work of Wolfgang, and with its substantial four-movement structure and economical materials it is easy to see why. The Serenade in D major for trumpet, trombone, and ensemble, LMV VIII:9, is also an unusually strong work, its imaginative use of its outdoor-music models likewise suggesting the big serenades of Mozart the son. The Concerto for two horns and orchestra in E flat major, LMV IX:9 is an earlier work with influence from Telemann in the outer movements and a surprising degree of seriousness in the slow...
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