As Harmonia Mundi frequently does, they have taken a prime performance from their archives, bundled it with a lavish 160 page color H.M. catalog, and offered it at budget price to further the cause of their record label. This performance of Mozart's great Requiem can stand with any in the catalog. Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orch. In this new recording with the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra he presents three world premiere recordings by one talented Antonio Cartellieri almost 200 years after his death. The flute concerto is especially charming.
Performances are first rate.
His symphonies are more similar to those of Haydn than to those of Mozart. This Schwann disc offers fine sound and performances. A veritable link between Baroque and Classical, Richter was one of those composers who pioneered a new, pre-classical symphonic style, admired throughout Europe for his instrumental virtuosity, dynamic effects, varied instrumentation, and marked use of wind instruments. Vocal soloists are very fine, as is Cypres's sound.