0230-4 SACD
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphonies KV 425 "Linz", KV 385 "Haffner
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Gordan Nikolić
TACET Real Surround Sound & stereo, Inspiring Tube Sound
EAN/barcode: 4009850023043
It is well-known that musicians very often sit in a circle in TACET's recordings. With this layout, they don't just hear each other, they can also see each other. This means that the musical exchanges between the musicians are simpler and better. And it is easier to achieve a natural-sounding recording, not only in TACET Real Surround Sound but also in stereo.
But is it even possible for an orchestral recording? And without a conductor? We were intrigued by the question and so decided to pursue it.
The answer? It does indeed work - in fact very well! Our video shows that very clearly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pTFXBzz6WE.
At the very least, a layout like this expresses the equality of all the participants. The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra puts down a spicy performance of two of Mozart's bubbliest symphonies: the "Prague" and the "Linz". A big thank you to the musicians of the NPhO and to Gordan Nikolic who took on this successful venture with great enthusiasm.
Tracks
| Nr. No. N° |
Werk - Satz Composition - movement Oeuvre - mouvement |
Komponist Composer Compositeur |
Künstler Artist Interprète |
Dauer Duration Durée |
|
| 1 | Symphony in D major no. 35 KV 385 "Haffner Symphony" | Allegro con spirito | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Gordan Nikolic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | 5:53 |
| 2 | Andante | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Gordan Nikolic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | 11:25 | |
| 3 | Menuetto | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Gordan Nikolic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | 3:17 | |
| 4 | Presto | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Gordan Nikolic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | 4:07 | |
| 5 | Symphony in C major no. 36 KV 425 "Linz" | Adagio - Allegro spirituoso | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Gordan Nikolic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | 10:42 |
| 6 | Andante | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Gordan Nikolic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | 15:12 | |
| 7 | Menuetto | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Gordan Nikolic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | 3:30 | |
| 8 | Presto | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Gordan Nikolic Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | 11:03 | |
total playing time: 65:23
See reviews for this production
Classical CD Review (05/01/2019):
Here is another winner from TACET - two well-known Mozart symphonies in vivid performances by the superb Netherlands Chamber Orchestra under their conductor Gordan Nikolic. more...
Fanfare (05/01/2019):
Having just finished reviewing Bernhard Paumgartner’s wonderful 1966 recording of Symphony No. more...
MusicWeb international (01/28/2019):
(...) These are thoroughly enjoyable recordings in exemplary sound.
Ralph Moore
Audio 11/2018 (11/01/2018):
Classical CD Choice (10/21/2018):
Classical CD Choice Disc of the Month
When the Tacet label extols the virtues of its ‘real surround sound’, it is speaking with nothing less than the absolute truth. more...
www.hraudio.net (10/21/2018):
A new release coupling of two of Mozart’s most popular symphonies in multi-channel SACD would appear to be unremarkable, even when performed by such a fine body of musicians as the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra directed by their long time musical director Gordan Nikolić. more...
Literatur Spiegel (10/01/2018):
(...) Verblüffend trennscharf und mit wunderbar warmem Klang...
Johannes Saltzwedel
Pizzicato (09/29/2018):
Mozarts Haffner-Symphonie sowie die Linzer im sogenannten Real Surround das bedeutet, dass eine Surround-Anlage die Geigen vorne spielen lässt, Bläser und Pauken aber seitlich bzw. more...
Pizzicato (09/29/2018):
Fresh and vivid performances of two Mozart symphonies recorded in real surround sound, so that the listener is sitting amidst the musicians.
Remy Franck. more...