A Mozart Gala from Prague / Sharon Kam, Manfred Honeck, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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Actor: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, Don Giovanni Overture K.527, Symphony No. 38 in D majorBrand: Naxos OF America INC
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); German (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 66 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Euroarts
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DVD Review: Mozart played beautifully on his 250th birthday
Summary: 5 Stars
This performance was recorded on 27 January 2006, Mozart's 250th birthday, as part of the 24hours Mozart broadcast. The DVD is billed as a Mozart Gala from Prague. Filmed in the gorgeous Estates Theatre: its walls and seats covered in green damask and gold filigree, it is a petite theatre featuring a classic 18th Century shoebox configuration and a ceiling that reaches towards the heavens. Its sound is stunning in its purity. Before the science of Acoustics was born, theatre designers had already reached perfection. Mozart loved this theatre and this city ("They understand me here", he wrote of Prague) and he reciprocated by composing many of his greatest late masterpieces to be premiered in this very theatre.
The overture to Don Giovanni K.527 fittingly begins this disc. Don Giovanni premiered in here on 29 October 1787, conducted by Mozart himself. It was an immediate sensation, providing Mozart with a feeling of satisfaction that eluded him in Vienna. Next comes Mozart's seminal Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major K.622. Representing a new depth of thinking and expression for the concerto genre: with its intimate musical dialog, its melancholy lyrical elegance and emotional profundity, the Clarinet Concerto, though the first of its kind, remains the paradigm of this medium. Sharon Kam plays the Basset Clarinet; an instrument developed by Mozart's close friend, the superb clarinettist Anton Stadler and Stadler's brother, Johann. The basset clarinet has a range extending a minor third below the normal clarinet. Stadler played the basset clarinet for the premier of the concerto on 16 October 1791, a mere 7 weeks before the composer's death. Today, it is usually played in a version for the clarinet in A, with the lowest notes transposed up an octave. The original score was lost so Kam plays a reconstruction. She extracts an astonishing warmth of tone and a wealth of supple effects of register from the instrument. It is an eye-opening performance for those of us used to the traditional A clarinet version. Ms. Kam is splendid, as are the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Manfred Honeck. They exhibit a lovely, understated purity of orchestral sound and a simple lyrical expressiveness: as authentic a Mozart performance style as is possible given the provenance of these works. It is a marvelous performance.
The disc ends with the Symphony No.38 in D major K.504 "Prague". It, too, was first performed in this theatre on 19 January 1787, during Mozart's first trip to the city. It was a great success. Although it is unclear for what occasion it was originally composed (it may have been meant for Mozart's 'bottom drawer' to be utilized for one of his concert tours). It is unusual for lacking a 3rd movement minuet. Nevertheless, it is inextricably linked with the city whose name it bears. This is a splendid performance. I hated to see this superb DVD end.
This DVD has a picture format of NTSC shot wide screen in 16:9 anamorphic. The picture is crystal clear. Sound formats are PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Digital Surround. All are splendid with both Dolby and DTS providing great spatial depth and a fine rear ambiance. The region code is 0 worldwide. The disc runs 66 minutes.
Wonderful Mozart from Prague makes this DVD highly desirable. Strongly recommended.
Mike Birman
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