Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Toy Symphony, A Musical Joke

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Release Date: 30th Sep 2013
Catalogue No: 94692
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 71 minutes

Mozart, L: Cassation G-Dur "Kindersinfonie"

Work length10:33

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Kammerorchester Berlin
Helmut Koch

I. Allegro

Track length4:54

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II. Menuetto

Track length3:50

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III. Finale. Allegro

Track length1:49

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Mozart, L: Sinfonia for Bagpipe & Hurdy Gurdy in D Major "Die Bauernhochzeit"

Work length17:48

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$6.50

Jutta Zoff, Reinhold Krug
Kammerorchester Berlin
Helmut Koch

I. Marcia villanesca

Track length3:39

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II. Menuet

Track length3:10

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III. Andante

Track length3:51

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IV. Menuet

Track length3:39

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V. Finale. Molto allegro

Track length3:29

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Mozart, L: Divertimento in F major 'Eine musikalische Schlittenfahrt'

Work length21:52

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Kammerorchester Berlin
Helmut Koch

I. Overture

Track length1:29

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II. Die Verwirrung in den Stallen

Track length1:12

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III. Die Schlittenfahrt

Track length2:29

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IV. Das Schutteln der Pferde

Track length0:32

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V. Aufzug

Track length0:45

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VI. Festmusik

Track length1:16

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VII. Aufzug

Track length0:45

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VIII. Die Schlittenfahrt

Track length2:29

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IX. Das vor Kalte zitternde Frauenzimmer

Track length3:27

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X. Des Balles Anfang

Track length3:16

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XI. Der Kehraus

Track length1:38

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XII. Die Schlittenfahrt

Track length2:34

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Mozart: Ein musikalischer Spass K522

Work length21:10

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Staatskapelle Dresden
Otmar Suitner

I. Allegro

Track length3:24

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II. Menuetto. Maestoso

Track length6:41

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III. Adagio cantabile

Track length5:48

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IV. Finale. Presto

Track length5:17

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There is little doubt that Leopold Mozart exercised a huge influence on his son’s musical education, guiding and supporting Wolfgang’s development through the many extended tours he organised to Europe’s musical centres – ones that he himself took part in. As well as being a leading teacher (his Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing is still highly regarded today), Leopold was also a talented composer, and the advice that he bestowed on Wolfgang was the same he followed himself: to create ‘popular’ music.

Father and son are united on this engaging release, with the CD heavily weighted towards the former’s music. Tracing his most famous works (the ‘Toy’ Symphony – possibly written to promote a very large toy factory in Berchtesgadener Land – Musical Sleigh Ride and the Peasant Wedding) the release reveals Leopold’s predilection for simple structures, melody and generic depictions such as countryside scenes – traits which aimed to please both taste at court and the bourgeoisie.

Wolfgang largely avoided banal programmatic music in his serenade‐like compositions, but in A Musical Joke K522, which completes the compilation, he goes on the attack – not so much against the playing of dilettante musicians as against the charlatans who make technical short cuts in their compositions. The Kammerorchester Berlin and the Staatskapelle Dresden (directed by esteemed conductor Otmar Suitner) are at the helm to perform these endearing, popular works.

Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Toy Symphony, A Musical Joke

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