From a while back....Paul Sacher conducting the cassations K 63 and K 99 of W A Mozart.
In a previous post, I mentioned my admiration for Sacher so I thought another offering was in order. These occasional pieces are really quite enjoyable and full of experimentation by the youthful Mozart, at least that's what I hear when I listen to them. My opinion is that they are among the more interesting of Mozart's early works but they somehow get shortchanged. Oh well..at least Sacher took the time with his excellent Zurich group to bring them to life on vinyl and we can all be grateful for that!
As fillers, I've included items from a Stradivari lp, (notes within) of wind music by Haydn and Mozart. These pieces are uncomplicated and admittedly, 2nd rate work by both the composers, in the case of Mozart, probably 3rd rate. However, it is important for us to remember that not everything by these masters were masterpieces; much was tossed off to suit an occasion and the small payment that came along with the commission! The Haydn serenades are performed well by the wind players of the Vienna SO, the Mozart pieces are at best "tolerably" attempted by the Salzburg wind ensemble. Still, an interesting listen, though Sacher is the only first rate performance on this particular post.
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