Concert: Albrecht Mayer, Sir Roger Norrington, ZKO — Zurich, 2014-11-25
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Symphony No.4 in D major, KV 19 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 …
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Albrecht Mayer, Norrington / ZKO — Zurich, 2014-11-25
(…) The last position in the program (after the intermission) was Mozart’s Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550, in its first version (without clarinets), preceded by some explanations (in English) by the conductor. Sir Roger Norrington first alluded to numeric relations between the two symphonies (No.4 vs. No.40 — second vs. second-to-last symphony), then referred to the fact that K.550 is overused, known too well even, and played in warehouses and escalators…
de Vriend / TOZ: Mozart — Tonhalle Zurich, 2017-03-15
Concert review: Jan Willem de Vriend, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich; Zurich, 2017-03-15 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Symphony No.39 in E♭ major, K.543; Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550; Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551, “Jupiter”
Schnyder, Norrington / ZKO — Tonhalle Zurich, 2016-01-26
Concert review, Zurich Tonhalle, 2016-01-26 — Oliver Schnyder and Sir Roger Norrington with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra playing Beethoven: Piano Concerto in E♭ major, op.73; Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica”
Arabella Steinbacher, Norrington / ZKO — Zurich, 2015-03-28
… Right from the beginning of the first movement (Allegro vivace) one could sense and enjoy Norrington’s very detailed dynamics, the clear contrasts, very careful phrasing and articulation, down to individual ornaments — and the joyful playing in general. (…) It was a fascinating concert experience, and a strong, very convincing, compelling interpretation, both on the part of the conductor as well as the orchestra!
Mozart: Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550
Mozart: Symphony in G minor, K.550 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient Music (1983) / Jaap ter Linden, Mozart Akademie Amsterdam (2002)