Wolfgang Schneider

Not even thirty years separated Carl Friedrich Abel’s Symphonies op. 7 from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s last three symphonies and the Jupiter finale that Johann Christian Bach would hail as a “triumph of new musical artistry” already in 1803. The genre of the symphony had quickly developed into one of the most magnificent genres for musical statements.

The conclusion of a magnificent edition. Following our spectacular, standard-setting complete recording of Telemann’s wind concertos on eight CDs, we are now concluding our second significant Telemann edition with its Vol.6, which features his concertos for mixed ensemble and transports us to the very heart (and soul) of his oeuvre. Here his oft-cited "mixed style" is fully revealed in all its colourfulness. klassik.com wrote, "Performed with the greatest variety and magic. A new Telemann series promising to bring superb musical high points and true moments of joy." And the sixth CD again offers surprises and shows "that Telemann’s oeuvre is too multifaceted, too stylistically diversified, too rich in various textures, and too complex in its blend of various generic, stylistic, and formal traditions for one to be able to sum up his concerto thought in a couple of short statements.

Mozart Edition: The Complete Works will make a great gift this Holiday season for the music lover in your life or someone who is hard to buy for. This collection contains 170 discs of completed works by Mozart in one beautiful package. Also included is a cd-rom containing essays on his works, artist bio's, text and libretti's. At this super low price all music lovers will enjoy the Symphonies - Concertos - Serenades - Divertimenti - Dances - Chamber Music - Church Sonatas - String Ensembles - Violin Sonatas - Keyboard Works - Sacred Works - Concert Arias - Songs - Canons and Operas in this collection.

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