COMPOSERS: Mozart/Strauss
LABELS: EMI
WORKS: Horn Concerto No. 1; Horn Concerto No. 2; Horn Concerto No. 3; Horn Concerto No. 4; Concert Rondo in E flat, K371; Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat
PERFORMER: Radovan Vlatkovic (horn)ECO/Jeffrey Tate
CATALOGUE NO: CDM 7 64851 2 DDD (1987/90)
Stylish and full-toned, a wonderful mixture of simplicity with sophistication, seriousness and wit, Vlatkovic’s Mozart cycle is a modern classic, to place beside Brain, Tuckwell and Civil. Tate ideally matches his vitality and lyrical repose, and the ECO, doing what they do best, are in outstanding form. Heady stuff, magnificently recorded (Abbey Road). The Strauss – youthful, eloquent, brilliantly virtuosic – is compelling. Ates Orga
Mozart/Strauss
Stylish and full-toned, a wonderful mixture of simplicity with sophistication, seriousness and wit, Vlatkovic’s Mozart cycle is a modern classic, to place beside Brain, Tuckwell and Civil. Tate ideally matches his vitality and lyrical repose, and the ECO, doing what they do best, are in outstanding form. Heady stuff, magnificently recorded (Abbey Road). The Strauss – youthful, eloquent, brilliantly virtuosic – is compelling. Ates Orga
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:32 pm