Lucas Macías Navarro, Guilhaume Santana, Konstantin Pfiz, Gregory Ahss, Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado - Mozart: Oboe Concerto K. 314 - J. Haydn: Sinfonia concertante, Hob. I:105 (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314: I. Allegro aperto
02. Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314: II. Adagio non troppo
03. Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314: III. Rondo. Allegretto
04. Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob. I.105: I. Allegro
05. Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob. I.105: II. Andante
06. Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob. I. 105: III. Allegro con spirito



It all started at the end of a beautiful summer’s day in August 2010: the telephone rings, Lucas Macias Navarro, solo oboe of the Concertgebow Amsterdam, is on the line: “Hi Pat! Would you be interested in recording Mozart’s Oboe Concerto with the Mozart Orchestra, conducted by… Claudio Abbado?”

Knowing the musician to be a tease at times, I first thought it was a joke, but Lucas confirms: it is indeed a serious proposition!

Even though the Claves catalogue includes such brilliant names as Fischer-Dieskau, Teresa Berganza or the English Chamber Orchestra, it is true that a project such as this is quite something in a catalogue that prides itself with rare recordings, young interpreters, and also promotes and broadcasts the Swiss musical scene.

After all, it is rather as if, in 1980, the flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal had made a proposal to our founder, Marguerithe Dütschler, to record a Mozart concerto conducted by Herbert von Karajan…

Needless to say, the answer was yes, and thanks to donations from a very generous patron, the recording was planned in Spain, three years later.

“The performance of the Mozart Oboe Concerto is admirably beautiful, with fine playing from Lucas Macias Navarro, and every orchestral phrase lovingly caressed by Abbado. At 40 minutes the disc isn't generously filled, but few would want to measure the musical riches it offers by the clock.” (BBC Music Magazine)

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