 | Händel Concerto Grosso in D Minor Op. 6 No. 10 Gluck Alceste Overture Mozart Symphony No. 39 in Eb K 543 Weber Freischütz Overture Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - 1942 (Gluck) and 1944 $9 | ||
This is certainly not the Mozart we are accustomed to hearing these days. Like Furtwängler's Brahms, his Mozart is seen through the eyes of Beethoven. Here is an excellent example, like the post-war 40th, of how moving it can be. Has the introduction ever sounded so dramatic while retaining its grandness? Has the second movement ever sounded so expressive without losing its virility? This was a very difficult recording to make listenable. The microphone seems to have been placed inside the tympani. The aggressive, edgy sound of the violins also had to be mellowed. However, with a great deal of work, I think we can now not only admire, but actually enjoy, this marvelous performance.
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