Roberto González-Monjas & Musikkollegium Winterthur - «Sein»: Works by Mozart - Syrse - Haydn - J.-C. Bach (2025) [24/96]

The Musikkollegium Winterthur’s Chief Conductor, Roberto González-Monjas, took the three last sympho­nies that Mozart composed – in rapid succession in the summer of 1788 – as the inspiration for this large-scale seasonal triptych. While the first symphony (No. 39) in E flat major has a slow introduction, the last (No. 41), known as the “Jupiter Symphony”, ends with a breath-taking finale, so that “beginning” and “ending” – yes, let’s say “becoming” and “transcending” – are integral to the artistic concept of this trilogy. The central G minor Symphony (No. 40) stands for “being”: for “be­ing in the centre.”

In fact, we are rarely thrown into a musical maelstrom as abruptly and breathlessly as in this G minor sym­phony by Mozart. It’s almost as if we notice the first, soft strains of the viola only when the violins make their entrance with their famous melody – and by that time, we have already been thrown into the thick of it. The fact that the melody became a mobile phone ringtone in the 1990s obscures how unusual it actually is: restless, consisting of small elements – “sighs,” as we often read.

Tracklist:
01 - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550_ I. Allegro moderato
02 - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550_ II. Andante
03 - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550_ III. Menuetto
04 - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550_ IV. Allegro assai
05 - Quetzalcóatl for Orchestra
06 - Symphony No. 49 in F Minor, Hob I_49 _La passione__ I. Adagio
07 - Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob I_49 _La passione__ II. Allegro di molto
08 - Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob I_49 _La passione__ III. Minuet
09 - Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob I_49 _La passione__ IV. Finale. Presto
10 - Symphony in G Miinor, Op. 6_6_ I. Allegro
11 - Symphony in G Minor, Op. 6_6_ II. Andante più tosto Adagio
12 - Symphony in G Minor, Op. 6_6_ III. Allegro molto


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