Mozart, L.: Toy Symphony / Symphony in G Major, "Neue Lambacher" / Symphonies, Eisen G8, D15, A1
4/28/2009, 17 Tracks, 1:08:41
Featuring
Kevin Mallon
Toronto Chamber Orchestra
Leopold Mozart
Edmund Angerer
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Composition History
More than seventy symphonies are attributed to Leopold Mozart, establishing his compositional renown outside of Salzburg.
Composer Biography
Leopold Mozart published a successful violin tutor in 1756, the Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule, which was praised by influential music critic Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg.
Interpretation
The Toronto Chamber Orchestra, comprised of musicians from top Toronto orchestras, aims to bring the transparency and purity of tone achieved with period instruments to all periods of music.
Composer Biography
Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was appointed as a fourth violinist in the court orchestra of Archbishop Leopold Anton Freiherr von Firmian in 1743.
Performer Biography
Kevin Mallon, the conductor of this recording, trained at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music, and was concert-master with Le Concert Spirituel and Les Arts Florissants in Paris.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Leopold Mozart considered himself a modern, up-to-date composer, a claim supported by the stylistic diversity and increasing formal sophistication of his symphonies.
Critical Reception
Leopold Mozart's 'Toy Symphony' is a serious work of entertainment, intended to be fun, and it is not even certain he is its author.
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