Mozart Divertimenti

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists 

(Linn Records)

‘These performances wonderfully capture the charm of these Mozart chamber works.’

Mozart Keyboard Music, Vol 7

Kristian Bezuidenhout fp

(Harmonia Mundi) 

‘Bezuidenhout on a fortepiano leaves rich scope for unexpected discoveries.’

Mozart Violin Concertos Nos 3, 4 & 5

Arabella Steinbacher vn Festival Strings Lucerne / Daniel Dodds

(Pentatone)

‘Steinbacher gives each passage, each phrase, its individuality

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 18 & 22

Ronald Brautigam fp Cologne Academy / Michael Alexander Willens

(BIS)

‘A beautifully recorded performance from Ronald Brautigam.’

Mozart String Quartets Nos 14, 16 & 19

Casals Quartet

(Harmonia Mundi)

‘Cuarteto Casals shatter a glass ceiling of historic inhibitions and camouflage nothing.’

Mozart Requiem

Dunedin Consort / John Butt

(Linn Records)

‘Purely on grounds of performance alone, this is one of the finest Mozart Requiems of recent years.’

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 25

Martha Argerich pf Orchestra Mozart / Claudio Abbado

(DG)

‘Her microscopic alterations of touch make even the most mundane run of semiquavers dance and sing.’

Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol 1

Christian Blackshaw pf

(Wigmore Hall Live)

‘Blackshaw’s mindful yet spontaneous virtuosity and utterly alive music-making completely disarmed my scepticism.’

Mozart Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin Nos 27, 32 & 35

Christian Tetzlaff vn Lars Vogtpf

(Ondine)

‘Two musicians absolutely at the top of their game.’

DVD/blu-ray

Mozart Die Zauberflöte

Sols; Chorus of Dutch National Opera Netherlands Chamber Orchestra / Marc Albrecht 

(Opus Arte)

‘A ‘people’s Magic Flute’ is how critic Mike Ashman describes this finely performed take on Mozart’s opera.’