Mozart, W A - Divertimento K.334 & Oboe Quartet K.370 - Janiczek, Alexander
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Alexander Janiczek
- Director and violinist Alexander Janiczek leads principal players from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in this beautifully intimate recording.
- Mozart's writing allows each player to shine and demonstrates the depth of talent within the ensemble, illustrating why this orchestra has had such extensive success with its previous Mozart recordings.
- The works on this disc are full of well-known tunes which demonstrate Mozart's trademark melodic beauty.
- Acclaimed oboist, Robin Williams, gives a dazzling performance of the composer's great masterpiece.
- This is the fourteenth recording in the orchestra's hugely successful partnership with Linn Records, a series that includes the award-winning Mozart Symphonies recordings with the late Sir Charles Mackerras.
- Alexander Janiczek is a highly sought after director, soloist, guest leader and chamber musician who in addition to his appointment at the SCO, is a guest director of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Camerata Salzburg.
- The Orchestra has a large UK fan base following recent performances in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Inverness and Aberdeen.
- The SCO has an impressive recording history including a Grammy-nominated set of Brahms Symphonies, winning the Orchestral category of the BBC Awards in 2009 and a 2011 ECHO Klassik Award for its Mozart recordings, in addition to much critical acclaim.
"Robin Williams' heart-wrenching oboe solos were to die for in their sheer beauty."
The Herald
"...crisp, cohesive playing, delivered with a proper sense of fun." BBC Music Online