Otmar Suitner, Herbert Blomstedt, Siegfried Kurz - Mozart: Wind Concertos (1973-1982) [2021 SACD]

A three-disc collection of Mozart's concertos for wind instruments by former East German masters. All the backgrounds are by Staatskapelle Dresden, and recordings from the 1970s to the early '80s are included. Mainly the SKD principal is the soloist, but the clarinet concerto is by other orchestra players. Partly due to the name ETERNA, the faint yet delicious tone captivates listeners with an indescribable sound. In addition, in the reprint project of Tower Records, the SACD hybrid version of the Vienna Philharmonic Principal Player edition (DG sound source conducted by Böhm) of almost the same song has been released (PROC2131). It would be fun to listen and compare as the same high-quality sound board.
Johannes Walter (1937-), a flute player, spent one year at SKD from 1959, then returned to SKD after serving as principal flutist of the Dresden Philharmonic in 1960, and served as a solo flutist from 1963 to 2003. rice field. You can hear many of its beautiful tones in SKD's recordings (this jacket uses the one sold separately). Oboe Kurt Mahn (1923-2015) was also a famous player who was the face of the orchestra, and reigned as a solo oboe from 1949 to 1990. His 40+ year tenure includes many orchestral recordings.
Needless to say, Peter Dam (1937-) is a well-known famous player. This recording is a famous sound source as the first recording, and has already been released as an SACD hybrid board once on the domestic board (The master used this time is a new original analog master tape owned by the home country. , which is different from the conventional one). In addition, Peter Dam has re-recorded with Mariner & Academy Chamber Orchestra in 1988, which is also released as a tower planning board (PROC1804). Günter Criere was a solo bassoonist from 1975 to 2007, and this recording was recorded in 1982 during his tenure. And Jutta Tsov (1928-2019) was a solo harpist of SKD from 1967 to 1988. Finally, Oskar Michalik (1923-), who is the soloist of the Clarinet Concerto this time, was the principal player of the Staatskapelle Berlin in 1949 and the Berlin Komische Oper Orchestra in 1961. So, although the reason why it was recorded at the same time as the bassoon concerto is unknown, it is a virtuoso with the sound of Germany in the good times. He has a tone that is on par with other SKD players.

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Tracks:

Disc 1
1. Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313
2. Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314
3. Andante in C Major, K. 315
4. Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299

Disc 2
5. Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 271k / K. 314
6. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622
7. Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191

Disc 3
8. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495
9. Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, K. 412
10. Rondo in E-Flat Major, K. 371
11. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K. 417
12. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447

Personnel:

Johannes Walter, flute (1-4)
Jutta Zoff, harp (4)
Kurt Mahn, oboe (5)
Oskar Michallik, clarinet (6)
Gunter Klier, bassoon (7)
Peter Damm, horn (8-12)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Conductor: Otmar Suitner (1-4)/Herbert Blomstedt (5, 8-12)/Siegfried Kurz (6, 7)

Recorded: Lukaskirche, Dresden
February 14-17, 1973 (1-3), March 18, 19 & 23, 1975 (4), December 7, 1973 (5),
November 1-5, 1982 (6, 7), March 28-31, 1974 (8-12)