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The Kölner Akademie and conductor Michael Alexander Willens have emerged as reliable makers of Classical-era performances on period instruments. Consider this release, featuring Mozart's big "Haffner" Serenade, the Serenade in D major, K. 250. Nearly an hour long, it is essentially a symphony with an interpolated concerto or sinfonia concertante, with lots of solo parts. There are plenty of recordings of this cheerful work, but few that balance these solo parts, including violin and horns, so well, and the result is a reading that catches small details of Mozart's subtle wit. The wit is broader in Mozart's A Musical Joke, K. 522 (Ein musikalischer Spass, perhaps better translated as "Musical Fun"), where the composer pokes fun at his less competent competitors. No other composer has ever written anything quite like this, and in performance, it is difficult to strike a balance between mugging and missing the humor. Willens, performing the version of the work for small chamber ensemble, strikes this balance nicely. With excellent sound from the Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal in Cologne, this makes a good choice for those wanting to sample the work of the Kölner Akademie.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Serenade No. 7 in D Major, K. 250 "Haffner" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Janiczek, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Janiczek, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Janiczek, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Ein musikalischer Spaß, K. 522 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Thore Brinkmann, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tetsuro Kanai, SoundEngineer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Album review
The Kölner Akademie and conductor Michael Alexander Willens have emerged as reliable makers of Classical-era performances on period instruments. Consider this release, featuring Mozart's big "Haffner" Serenade, the Serenade in D major, K. 250. Nearly an hour long, it is essentially a symphony with an interpolated concerto or sinfonia concertante, with lots of solo parts. There are plenty of recordings of this cheerful work, but few that balance these solo parts, including violin and horns, so well, and the result is a reading that catches small details of Mozart's subtle wit. The wit is broader in Mozart's A Musical Joke, K. 522 (Ein musikalischer Spass, perhaps better translated as "Musical Fun"), where the composer pokes fun at his less competent competitors. No other composer has ever written anything quite like this, and in performance, it is difficult to strike a balance between mugging and missing the humor. Willens, performing the version of the work for small chamber ensemble, strikes this balance nicely. With excellent sound from the Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal in Cologne, this makes a good choice for those wanting to sample the work of the Kölner Akademie.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:25:45
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Die Kölner Akademie Michael Alexander Willens
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
2020 BIS 2020 BIS
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