Leopold Mozart (1719-1787)
Serenata in D major for trumpet (solo), trombone (solo), 2 violins, viola, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, tympani and basso continuo (LMV VIII:9)
Concerto in E-flat for 2 horns (soli), 2 violins, viola and basso continuo (LMV IX:9)
Sinfonia in G major (Neue Lambacher) for 2 violins, viola, 2 oboes, 2 horns and basso continuo (LMV VII:G16)
Aljoscha Zierow, trumpet
Fabrice Millischer, trombone
Carsten Duffin, horn
Philipp Römer, horn
bayerische kammerphilharmonie (Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic)
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
The compositional production of Leopold Mozart
(born in 1719) has only been handed down in fragments.
In Salzburg, where he lived from 1738 until his
death, only sacred compositions by him are preserved
in the Cathedral library. His oeuvre is thus – seriously
decimated – only preserved in “secondary sources”
from South German-Austrian monastery and libraries
of the nobility, although – since special research
has been carried on in Augsburg – the repertoire of
Sinfonias is now growing. It is meanwhile out of the
question, however, that “a big fish will be caught”
again like the Serenade discovered during the 1970s at
Seitenstetten Monastery. In the recording presented
here, one can gain an overall impression of the composer’s
oeuvre. And better interpreters than the bayerische
kammerphilharmonie under Reinhard Goebel
can hardly be found.