The Swedish soprano Malin Hartelius comes from Växjö. She studied in Vienna and gained her first stage experiences while still a student. She became a member of the Vienna State Opera Studio in 1989/90, and subsequently of the Vienna State Opera. She then began to appear at all the leading opera houses and concert venues of Europe. Malin Hartelius was employed by the Zurich Opera when this recording was made at the Mozartwoche 2001. Frans Brüggen was born in Amsterdam in 1934. After pursuing a great career as a recorder virtuoso, he began to devote himself almost exclusively to conducting. In 1981 he founded the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, with which he has gone on tours around the world. He has also led many of the leading orchestras in Europe. The Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg goes back to the “Dom-Musik-Verein und Mozarteum” founded in 1841. Since 1938 it has been an independent institution with professional musicians. It has been the orchestra of the city and the Land of Salzburg since 1958 and, in addition to its activity as opera and concert orchestra, it also performs regularly at the Salzburg Festival and the Mozartwoche.
Mozart, Concertone in C major for two Violins and Orchestra, K.190 (Mozartwoche 2001)
Mozart’s Concertone for two violins and orchestra K. 190, an unusual work in the style of a “symphonie concertante”, showcases the talent of solo violinists Markus Tomasi and Frank Stadler. Markus Tomasi was born in Vienna in 1960. He studied in Salzburg with Paul Roczek and Josef Suk, and attended master classes given by Max Rostal, Norbert Brainin, Gerhard Schulz, Jens Ellermann and Dorothy Delay. Since 1983 he has been first concertmaster of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and guests as soloist and chamber musician in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Frank Stadler comes from Bavaria and studied at the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is concertmaster and artistic director of the Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik, at whose center is the Stadler Quartet, which he founded. He has been the concertmaster of the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg since 1999. Frans Brüggen was born in Amsterdam in 1934. After pursuing a great career as a recorder virtuoso, he began to devote himself almost exclusively to conducting. In 1981 he founded the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, with which he has gone on tours around the world. He has also led many of the leading orchestras in Europe. The Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg goes back to the “Dom-Musik-Verein und Mozarteum” founded in 1841. Since 1938 it has been an independent institution with professional musicians. It has been the orchestra of the city and the Land of Salzburg since 1958 and, in addition to its activity as opera and concert orchestra, it also performs regularly at the Salzburg Festival and the Mozartwoche.
Mozart, Symphony in D major K.196 and Finale K.121 (Mozartwoche 2001)
Frans Brüggen was born in Amsterdam in 1934. After pursuing a great career as a recorder virtuoso, he began to devote himself almost exclusively to conducting. In 1981 he founded the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, with which he has gone on tours around the world. He has also led many of the leading orchestras in Europe. The Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg goes back to the “Dom-Musik-Verein und Mozarteum” founded in 1841. Since 1938 it has been an independent institution with professional musicians. It has been the orchestra of the city and the Land of Salzburg since 1958 and, in addition to its activity as opera and concert orchestra, it also performs regularly at the Salzburg Festival and the Mozartwoche.
Haydn, Symphony in C major, Hob.I:60 “Il Distratto” (with addition) (Mozartwoche 2001)
The former “Camerata academica Salzburg” was renamed simply “Camerata Salzburg” in 2001. It was founded in 1951 by Bernhard Paumgartner, who was its head and mentor for many years. From 1978 to 1997 its artistic director was Sándor Végh and in 1997 Roger Norrington was appointed principal conductor of the ensemble. The Camerata Salzburg can be heard every year at the Salzburg Mozartwoche and Salzburg Festival. Roger Norrington was born in Oxford and studied in Cambridge and London. From 1969 to 1984 he was musical director of the Kent Opera and conducted productions at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Milan’s La Scala and the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. He founded the London Classical Players and is principal conductor of the Camerata Salzburg and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Mozart, String Quintet in G minor, K.516 (with Mozart, String Quartet in C minor, K.406) (Mozartwoche 2001)
A late work full of passion and melancholy, the String Quintet in G minor K. 516 was written in Vienna in 1787, during Mozart’s “golden years.” Ever since its founding in 1979, the Wiener Streichsextett (Vienna String Sextet) has ranked among the most distinguished chamber music ensembles in the international musical world. The six musicians – three of them are actually Viennese – discovered their enjoyment in making music together in their student days. The ensemble has been playing in the formation presented here since 1982. This live recording documents the debut of the ensemble at the Mozartwoche in Salzburg.
Mozart, Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216 (Mozartwoche 2001)
Isabelle Faust began taking music lessons at the age of five. The recipient of many international awards, she is today a sought-after guest as soloist and chamber musician in all of Europe, the U.S., Israel and Japan. She plays a “Sleeping Beauty” Stradivarius of 1704. This recording from the Salzburg Mozartwoche documents her debut there. The Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg has been the orchestra of the city and Land of Salzburg since 1958 and regularly concertizes at the Salzburg Festival and the Mozartwoche. The principal conductor is the Dutch-born Hubert Soudant, who led the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de France in Paris from 1981 to 1983 and the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra from 1983 to 1986. In addition to his activities in Salzburg, Soudant is also the principal conductor of the Orchestra and Opéra des Pays de Loire in Nantes and Angers, France. Mozart, who was also an accomplished violinist, wrote all of his five violin concertos in Salzburg in 1775, apparently for his own personal use. Their style can best be described as cosmopolitan and reflects the many musical currents he had been exposed to while on his travels in Italy and elsewhere. Aristocratic, suave, witty, wonderfully melodious, they are dazzling gems that conceal an inner core of challenging material that can be truly mastered only by the very best violinists.
Haydn, Symphony in D major, Hob.I:104 “Salomon” (Mozartwoche 2001)
The Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg has been the orchestra of the city and Land of Salzburg since 1958 and regularly concertizes at the Salzburg Festival and the Mozartwoche. The principal conductor is the Dutch-born Hubert Soudant, who led the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de France in Paris from 1981 to 1983 and the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra from 1983 to 1986. In addition to his activities in Salzburg, Soudant is also the principal conductor of the Orchestra and Opéra des Pays de Loire in Nantes and Angers, France. This symphony – Haydn’s last – was first performed in London on 4 May 1795. The “Morning Chronicle” wrote: “This wonderful man never fails; and the various powers of his inventive and impassioned mind have seldom been conceived with more accuracy by the Band, or listened to with greater rapture by the hearers, than they were on this evening.”
Mozart, String Quintet in B flat major, K.174 (Mozartwoche 2001)
The String Quintet K. 174 is a product of Mozart’s Salzburg years, and was written in 1774. It was Mozart’s first string quintet and was perhaps written under the influence of Joseph Haydn’s less well-known brother Michael. Ever since its founding in 1979, the Wiener Streichsextett (Vienna String Sextet) has ranked among the most distinguished chamber music ensembles in the international musical world. The six musicians – three of them are actually Viennese – discovered their enjoyment in making music together in their student days. The ensemble has been playing in the formation presented here since 1982. This live recording documents the debut of the ensemble at the Mozartwoche in Salzburg.
Mozart, Horn Quintet in E flat major, K.407 (Mozartwoche 2001)
Mozart, Symphony in C major, K.208 and Finale, K.102 (Mozartwoche 2001)
Witty and irreverent, unconventional yet profoundly serious about the music he breathes life into, conductor Sir Roger Norrington leads the Camerata Academica Salzburg in this recording of Mozart’s Symphony in C major K. 208 and K. 102, a work consisting of arrangements of the overture and first aria of “Il Re Pastore” (K. 208) followed by K. 102, a finale written expressly to conclude this work. The former “Camerata academica Salzburg” was renamed simply “Camerata Salzburg” in 2001. It was founded in 1951 by Bernhard Paumgartner, who was its head and mentor for many years. From 1978 to 1997 its artistic director was Sándor Végh and in 1997 Roger Norrington was appointed principal conductor of the ensemble. The Camerata Salzburg can be heard every year at the Salzburg Mozartwoche and Salzburg Festival. Roger Norrington was born in Oxford and studied in Cambridge and London. From 1969 to 1984 he was musical director of the Kent Opera and conducted productions at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Milan’s La Scala and the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. He founded the London Classical Players and is principal conductor of the Camerata Salzburg and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.