Rate Points :3.5
Binding :Audio CD
Label :Decca Broadway
Manufacturer :Decca Broadway
MPN :466975
ProductGroup :Music
Studio :Decca Broadway
Publisher :Decca Broadway
UPC :028946697528
EAN :0028946697528
Price :$18.98USD
Lowest Price :$12.72USD
Customer ReviewsWhat purpose does this CD serve?
Rating Point :3 Helpful Point :4
Sony would have done us all a better service had they given us the Shaffer play, dialogue and music, rather than just another rehash of bits and pieces from longer works. Ignorning the nonsense of this being an "official companion" to the play (did the spirit of Mozart give his permission?) as the press release puts it, what we have here is 10 selections from 4 operas, 2 piano concerti, 1 symphony, 1 serenade, and 1 requiem by the Master in very fine performances in no particular order. They are all well performed--Te Kanawa is enchanting as Pamina--and might whet someones interest in hearing the complete works. Perhaps it will make Baby smarter.
However as a tie-in with the current production on Broadway, I can see no artistic purpose. My 3 stars are for the beauty of the music and the quality of the performances. And perhaps someone actually will take up the idea of committing the entire play to discs or better still to videos. Now that would be a real tie-in!
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :7
It seems like previous reviewers have missed the point of this album. The lastest incarnation of Peter Shaffers masterpiece, "Amadeus," starring David Suchet, Michael Sheen, and Cindy Katz, is captured in essence on this CD. No one seems to realize that it is NOT supposed to be a sampling of all of Mozarts great works, but a selection of what musical accompaniment was used in performance. As far as that goes, this recording is accurate and enticing. It must also be understood that the play version of Shaffers script is very different from the later film adaptation. Listeners, respect this album for what it attests to be, not what you misunderstand it to be. Thank you!
An Excellent Introduction
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :4
"How do you do, Herre Mozart?" "Verr Gut!" This compilation serves as a fair sampler to what waits in store for those listeners who are moved by the music of W.A. Mozart. The recording starts off with a bang (Symphony No. 25 G minor, K183), then moves into the most delightful, tender serenade. With helpings of Don Giovanni, the great Requiem in D minor, K626 and, of course, other choice cuts this album is worth exploring for the Mozart newcomer. Caveat Emptor: Mozart is even more than this album suggests.
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