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.