Mozart, W.A.: Serenades Nos. 6, 9 / Flute Concerto No. 1

Featuring

Günter Wand
Wolfgang Ritter
NDR Sinfonieorchester
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Performer Biography

Günter Wand's recordings of all Bruckner and Schubert symphonies with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, begun in 1977, were a worldwide success and marked the start of his "third-age" career.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Günter Wand viewed Mozart's works as "a miracle that cannot be explained rationally, as God's message" to humanity, and thus "a kind of proof of God's existence."

Composer's Artistic Vision

Günter Wand, the conductor on this album, considered Mozart his musical lodestar, believing Mozart "never wrote a note too many, always just as many as necessary."

Performer Biography

Günter Wand, as General Music Director in Cologne, made his orchestra one of Germany's best and was instrumental in bringing back "degenerate music" banned by the Nazis.

Performer Biography

Günter Wand's career spanned 70 years, during which he studied and brought to life Mozart's scores, even turning his attention to lesser-known works like vespers, litanies, and serenades.

Recording & Production

This album is part of a posthumous Günter Wand Edition, aiming to document his radio recordings that were not commercially released during his lifetime.