Description
Mozart: Complete Flute Concertos – Frans Vester · Edward Witsenburg · Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam 2xCD
UPC: 8718247711529
MPN: 8802152
Brand Name: Newton Classics
Overview
This distinguished 2-CD Newton Classics edition presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Complete Flute Concertos, featuring the renowned Dutch flautist Frans Vester, harpist Edward Witsenburg, and the Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam conducted by Frans Brüggen—a legendary figure in historical performance.
Recorded in 1971–1972 at the Doopsgezinde Kerk, Amsterdam, these timeless interpretations capture Mozart’s crystalline charm, elegance, and lyric grace. From the youthful Flute Concerto in G major, K.313 to the radiant Concerto for Flute and Harp, K.299, the collection showcases the light, conversational intimacy of Mozart’s Classical voice.
Product Features
- Format: 2 Compact Discs (ADD Stereo)
- Total Duration: 89′22″
- Recording Dates: May–August 1971 · January 1972
- Recording Location: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Producer: Wolf Erichson
- Genre: Classical / Concerto
- Style: Classical Period / Chamber Concerto
- Label: Newton Classics B.V. (licensed from Sony Music Entertainment)
- Country of Manufacture: Netherlands
- Art Direction & Design: Jan Martin Wilschut BNO, Amsterdam Hotsprings
- Cover Image: Courtesy of Bridgeman / HH
Interesting Facts
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A Benchmark in Authentic Performance Conducted by early music pioneer Frans Brüggen, these performances are among the earliest examples of historically informed Mozart on modern instruments, combining precision with expressive transparency.
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Rare Partnership of Flute and Harp The Concerto for Flute and Harp, K.299, written in 1778 for the Duke of Guînes and his daughter, remains one of Mozart’s most elegant and aristocratic creations—here interpreted with intimacy and balance by Vester and Witsenburg.
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Doopsgezinde Kerk Acoustics The warm, resonant sound of Amsterdam’s Doopsgezinde Kerk provides the perfect setting for these bright, finely etched textures, beautifully captured in early 1970s stereo recording.
Track Listing
CD 1 – 37′21″
- Andante in C major, K.315 – 6′41″
- Concerto in C major, K.299 (for Flute and Harp) I. Allegro – 10′41″ II. Andantino – 8′19″ III. Rondeau: Allegro – 11′40″
CD 2 – 52′01″
- Rondo in D major, K. Anh. 184 – Allegretto grazioso – 6′10″
- Concerto in G major, K.313 I. Allegro maestoso – 8′22″ II. Adagio ma non troppo – 9′27″ III. Rondeau: Tempo di Minuetto – 7′59″
- Concerto in D major, K.314 I. Allegro aperto – 7′25″ II. Andante ma non troppo – 6′39″ III. Allegro – 5′59″
Performers: Frans Vester – Flute Edward Witsenburg – Harp (K.299) Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam Conductor: Frans Brüggen
Publishers
© 1973 Sony Music Entertainment © 2012 Newton Classics B.V. under license to STEMRA. Manufactured and printed in the Netherlands. All rights reserved.
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