This disc is part of a series by Hungarian-born conductor Adam Fischer and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra traversing the complete Mozart symphonies. That term lands in the middle ground between generally known 41 Mozart symphonies and the approach that includes small-orchestral works such as divertimenti as well as any symphony that might possibly be by Mozart. On this recording of works from Mozart's early teens Fischer is covering territory where there are several cases of disputed authorship; the Symphony in D ...
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This disc is part of a series by Hungarian-born conductor Adam Fischer and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra traversing the complete Mozart symphonies. That term lands in the middle ground between generally known 41 Mozart symphonies and the approach that includes small-orchestral works such as divertimenti as well as any symphony that might possibly be by Mozart. On this recording of works from Mozart's early teens Fischer is covering territory where there are several cases of disputed authorship; the Symphony in D major, K. 81, may as easily be by Leopold Mozart as by Wolfgang, and according to Jeffrey Zaslaw, on whom the performers claim to rely, the authenticity of the Symphony in D major, K. 95, "has never been seriously enough questioned." The booklet does not address these questions or even address the music at all; it's largely given over to an essay about the Viennese symphonic style (and at this time Vienna was hardly a gleam in Mozart's eye). All this said, the performances are enjoyable...
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