Mozart Symphony No. 19

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is an English chamber orchestra, based in London. John Churchill, then Master of Music at the London church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Neville Marriner founded the orchestra as "The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields", a small, conductorless string group. The ASMF gave its first concert on 13 November 1959, in the church after which it was named. In 1988, the orchestra dropped the hyphens from its full name.

A complete collection of symphonies by a small orchestra using modern instruments recorded in Salzburg, the holy land of Mozart. All digital recordings, the best part is the sound that fully retains the beauty and softness that are essential to Mozart performances. The orchestra members, who know Mozart inside and Hans Graf, who is also well versed in Mozart, are of extremely high quality, so you can enjoy every piece with confidence.

Thanks to its unique sound palette and the standing it acquired with its yearly New Year’s Concert broadcasted worldwide, the Wiener Philharmoniker is one of the most emblematic orchestras of the planet. At the onset of another rich summer season that will see it perform at the Salzburg Festival under the baton of Riccardo Muti, Andris Nelsons or Ingo Metzmacher, let’s enjoy some of their illustrious performances, starting with Mozart. This compilation features figures such as Rafael Kubelík, Karl Böhm, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Riccardo Muti and Nicolai Gedda.