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Mozart: Serenades & Divertimen

MARRINER / ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS (Artist), MOZART,WOFGANG AMADEUS (Composer), MARRINER,NEVILLE (Composer), Format: Audio CD

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During the 18th century it was common for noblemen to employ numbers of musicians to entertain themselves and their guests, and to add dignity and colour to occasions of Church and State. Music was frequently written to form a pleasant background to dinners and parties. Serious or complex music would clearly have been inappropriate for gatherings of this kind; it was the task of the composer to amuse the guests without overstepping his function and distracting them from the more important business of eating, drinking and making merry. In these circumstances much music was produced which deserved no more than to be talked through; but composers of the ability of Mozart and Haydn responded with light music of a higher quality. The titles Divertimento, Cassation, Serenade and Notturno all refer to pieces of this kind. Elements of the old dances - allemande, courante, sarabande and so on - had fallen from favour, but the minuet was used a good deal and the style gallant was much in evidence. Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields' recording of Mozart's most popular serenade - the ubiquitous Eine kleine Nachtmusik - made for Argo in 1970 has never been out of the catalogue, but the other works on this compilation, equally compelling, magically performed, have not, as often, seen the light of day on CD. Such is the case with the brief issue in Decca's 'World Of.' series of the extended Divertimento KV 334 and the haunting Notturno for four orchestras, deploying extraordinary echo effects. These are complemented on this anthology with the Serenata Notturna, the three early Divertimenti KV 136-138, and the little-known but breezy Concertone opening the collection. Composers: Mozart. Performers: Iona Brown (violin), Kenneth Heath (cello), Carmel Kaine (violin), Tess Miller (oboe). Orchestras: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Conductors: Sir Neville Marriner.

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Product dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.3 x 12.4 x 0.61 cm; 113.97 Grams
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ LHUJW
Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ 028948047222
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2011
Label ‏ : ‎ LHUJW
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00549I47I
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Australia
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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コクマルガラス

かけがえのないディスク

Reviewed in Japan on 24 September 2018

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ネヴィル・マリナー／アカデミー室内管弦楽団（デビュー当時はこう呼ばれていた）が楽壇に躍り出て、聴衆や批評家筋の驚嘆を恣にしたのが1965年。じゃあモーツァルトでスタートか思われるかもしれないが、ロッシーニの序曲や弦楽ソナタの録音のほうが先に出た。わたしがこの演奏のLPを買ったのは昭和54年のことで、先輩に教えてもらってもとめた。1300円の廉価盤。
閑話休題。先輩ご推奨のレコードを大事に捧げ持って帰り、A面の最初に針をおろす。ディヴェルティメントＫ．136が始まった。

人間「ありえない」というものを見たり、あるいは自分自身がそういう境遇の中に入ると立ちすくむ。そののちポリーニの「エチュード」やストックホルム室内合唱団「聖チェチーリアのための碑歌」などを聴いたとき、微妙に気絶したことを思い出す。
ＡＳＭＦの音は寒色系だ。そういう音で装飾音やアーティキュレーション、はては弓のアップ・ダウンまで「完全に」合っている。氷上の滑走とでも譬えられようか。じゃあ冷徹な音楽じゃないかと言われそうだが、さにあらず。浮き浮きと愉悦感が湧き上がってくるのである。

ずいぶん昔の話で恐縮だが、白水社から出ていた吉田秀和全集の2巻だったか3巻だったかにルドルフ・バルシャイがモーツァルトの曲を指揮した盤をきいて「完璧なアンサンブルだがあと何もない。マリナーの演奏と対極にある」と書いて、別の巻でこのＫ．136の冒頭をイ・ムジチとＡＳＭＦが ---- 主にフレージングにおいて ---- いろいろ違う、と分析しておられた。

マリナーはこの後、フィリップスやＥＭＩと契約をしてさかんにモーツァルトの録音をするが、いささか遅きに失した。同じ指揮者を並べるなら、ミュンヒンガーの路線に転落したように思う。

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モーッアルト万歳

緻密でうまい、けど・・・

Reviewed in Japan on 4 January 2012

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ネビルマリナーのモーツアルトは、ブレンデルとのピアノ協奏曲を長年愛聴しており買ってみました。残念ながらディベルティメントに合っていません。

演奏は緻密でうまい、何も欠点がない。
音色は中庸で若干陰影のあるイギリス系そのもの、これ自体好きですがディベルティメント系には無理があると思います。

ボスコフスキーとウィーンフィルメンバー（８枚組）の優雅で華やかなのに落ち着きと洒落っ気が絶妙な名演奏（満点）、ヴェーグのやや繊細すぎるくらい美しい演奏に比べて地味。華がありません。

モーツアルト交響曲ならマリナーやＨＯＧＷＯＯＤ（非常に良い）のイギリス的演奏も味わい深く好きなのですが、ディベルティメント系は頂けません。

失礼ながらイギリスの食生活を考えたらディベルティメントはどう考えてもミスマッチなのでしょう（１０年住んでの実感）。質実剛健、実用主義の英国はディベルティメントの文化と違いすぎると感じました。

演奏は決して悪くありませんし、音質も７０年前後の録音としてはうまくＣＤ化されている方だと思います。

しかしベルフィル系のモーツアルトがコッテリし過ぎて合わないのと似た感じ。好きな人が居てもまったく問題ありませんが、私はあまり聴こうと思いません。楽しくないです。

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David Rowe

Some of Marriner's very best Mozart, in excellent vintage Argo/Decca sound

Reviewed in the United States on 21 March 2016

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Marriner has recorded much Mozart during his decades-long career - first with Decca and Argo, then substantially more with Philips, and finally some unnecessary remakes with EMI. I consistently find his earlier recordings to be my favorites of them all - freshest, most spontaneous and joyous. This superb Eloquence 2-fer is no exception.

These originate from the late 60s and early 70s, most from the Argo label. Argo was known (unofficially) as being Decca's top-drawer recordings. These Marriner Mozart readings certainly confirm that, at least for these ears. One other reviewer found these CD transfers to sound a bit bright and harsh. I hear none of those characteristics. I hear them as being delightfully clear and precise, with superbly defined articulation, within a warm acoustic. And the strings, as recorded, consistently sing with a soaring airiness, naturally filling the acoustic. In comparison, his Philips recordings are certainly warmer and fuller, but a little muffled, less detailed and with less air and spaciousness; his later EMIs even worse in this regard. I greatly prefer the extra clarity and freshness of these earlier recordings. It may come down to the quality of one's stereo system; some are brighter and less refined than others.

I have not heard any previous Decca releases of these recordings, so I cannot comment on how this Eloquence reissue compares with regards to remastering. But I can say that I derived so much enjoyment from these discs, that I have nothing but the highest praise - from performance and recording quality perspectives. Indeed, one would never guess these are nearly 50 years old! Very highly recommended to all lovers of Mozart.

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Jon Miller ('Kirk')

A small chamber orchestra reaps a benefit

Reviewed in the United States on 8 February 2013

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not available to larger to larger orchestras: transparent textures not far removed from chamber music. On the
other hand, one can still obtain the conductorless ASMF in one-on-a part string-wind Divertimenti which I prefer slightly in some works under review here: the Divertimenti K136-138 and 334 and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. The other
works here do not suffer from being performed by a very small group such as the ASMF here. The Divertimento k334 is the best work in the 2-fer and receives a bouyant and lovely performance. It is one of Mozart's most joyful works after the string trio Divertimento k563 (which is one of Mozart's greatest works in any format). Perhaps some of the ASMF performers here played in the later one-on-a-part version, but they sound quite similar in every respect except for size. This is true
also for the EK Nachtmusik and the three early string Divertimenti k 136-138-my favorite music in the latter is k136 and the first movement of k137. Perfect tempi in all four works. I would like the first movement of the Serenata Notturna to be quicker, but it still does not drag and the solo violins are very good.
The Serenata Notturna k286 for four orchestras is less attractive, I think, but here the small numbers also help.
The Concertone k190 is larger scaled, sounding like a Sinfonia Concertante for two violins, cello, and oboe-not as great as k297B or k364 but by no means negligible- I still love Karl Ristenpart's version on ReDiscovery, but
Marriner's is so good, especially the Finale, that it is a virtual draw. This is substantive early Mozart.

In #s 1-3 below, the principle peer is the ASMF Chamber Ensemble/Philips
Peers:1 EK Nachtmusik: ASMF Chamber Ensemble/Philips; Amadeus Quartet/DG; Jochum/BRSO/DG
2 Divertimento k334 " "; Vienna Octet/Decca
3 Divertimenti k136-138 " "
4 Notturno k286 (Serenade #8)- Maag/LSO/Decca
5 Concertone- Ristenpart/Saar CO/ReDiscovery; Stern/ Zukerman/Barenboim/Sony
6 Serenata Notturna (Serenade #6)- Maag/LSO/Decca; Mackerras/CPO/Telarc

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Harry Sillen

Great performances, let down by transfer to CD

Reviewed in the United States on 13 July 2014

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I have had the original CD issue on Decca Ovation for some time, but was hoping this issue would be a remastered edition, using the new Decca technology of 24bit/96Khz or even 24bit/192Khz. This is not the case. This is one instance where the original LP issue is far superior to either one of the CD issues. On the LP the violin sound is warm and very inviting, while the bass response is wonderful. The CD's have none of this. The violin sound is bright and a little harsh. This is unfortunate, since the performances are really excellent. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields play this music with an infectious boisterousness that gives any "off-day" a shot in the arm. It is impossible to not have a great feeling after listening to these performances. So, I'll stick to the LP until Decca decides to give these recordings (that caused quite a stir when they first appeared) the attention they deserve. Still, music and performances that deserve your consideration.

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