Mozart: Oboe Concerto K. 314; Sinfonia Concertante K. 297b; Clarinet Concerto K. 622 (2006)

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe is an ensemble of top young musicians originally formed at the 1980 Salzburg Festival and successful enough that it turned into an ongoing enterprise. The group recorded often, with various mentors as conductors, and has been reissuing selected recordings on its Coe label after passing its 25th-anniversary milestone. Mozart has been a staple of the group's repertory, and it does him justice. The three concertos here were apparently recorded at different times and places (although the dual ... Read More

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe is an ensemble of top young musicians originally formed at the 1980 Salzburg Festival and successful enough that it turned into an ongoing enterprise. The group recorded often, with various mentors as conductors, and has been reissuing selected recordings on its Coe label after passing its 25th-anniversary milestone. Mozart has been a staple of the group's repertory, and it does him justice. The three concertos here were apparently recorded at different times and places (although the dual booklets each contain the same history of the orchestra, neither finds room for information on recording date or place). The "it slices, it dices" philosophy is rarely a helpful one when it comes to classical recordings, but the grouping of three Mozart wind concertos is reasonable. (By the way, the Sinfonia Concertante "for wind" billed on the back cover sounds pretty avant-garde but is really just an editorial error.) The orchestra's sound in Mozart is warm, coordinated, and... Read Less

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