As an aural souvenir of the Mozart Matinees given by Sándor Végh and the Camerata Academica Salzburg at the annual Salzburg Festival between 1988 and 1993, this three-disc Orfeo set cannot be bettered. Appropriately, the repertoire is Mozart at his lightest and most entertaining: an early symphony, a pair of cassations, a couple of serenades, a trio of divertimentos, and, as the centerpiece of each disc, a piano concerto featuring Andras Schiff. Végh is at the top of his form here, smiling and winking, bobbing and weaving, ...
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As an aural souvenir of the Mozart Matinees given by Sándor Végh and the Camerata Academica Salzburg at the annual Salzburg Festival between 1988 and 1993, this three-disc Orfeo set cannot be bettered. Appropriately, the repertoire is Mozart at his lightest and most entertaining: an early symphony, a pair of cassations, a couple of serenades, a trio of divertimentos, and, as the centerpiece of each disc, a piano concerto featuring Andras Schiff. Végh is at the top of his form here, smiling and winking, bobbing and weaving, bounding and soaring through the music with the utmost elegance and the greatest energy. Better known as the founder and leader of the Végh Quartet, Végh has a player's understanding of the way ensembles work and his leadership here is firm but collegial with supple phrasing, flexible tempos, and an admirable balance between sense and sensitivity. From the expert Camerata Academica Salzburg, he elicits performances of amazing refinement and grace, and with pianist Schiff, he creates...
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