Roberto González-Monjas – «Sein» works by Mozart – Syrse – Haydn – J.-C. Bach (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:26 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Musikkollegium Winterthur’s Chief Conductor, Roberto González-Monjas, took the three last symphonies that Mozart composed – in rapid succession in the summer of 1788 – as the inspiration for this large-scale seasonal triptych. While the first symphony (No. 39) in E flat major has a slow introduction, the last (No. 41), known as the “Jupiter Symphony”, ends with a breath-taking finale, so that “beginning” and “ending” – yes, let’s say “becoming” and “transcending” – are integral to the artistic concept of this trilogy. The central G minor Symphony (No. 40) stands for “being”: for “being in the centre.”
In fact, we are rarely thrown into a musical maelstrom as abruptly and breathlessly as in this G minor symphony by Mozart. It’s almost as if we notice the first, soft strains of the viola only when the violins make their entrance with their famous melody – and by that time, we have already been thrown into the thick of it. The fact that the melody became a mobile phone ringtone in the 1990s obscures how unusual it actually is: restless, consisting of small elements – “sighs,” as we often read.
Tracklist:
1-1. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro moderato (06:36)
1-2. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: II. Andante (11:52)
1-3. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: III. Menuetto (04:07)
1-4. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: IV. Allegro assai (06:49)
1-5. Roberto González-Monjas – Quetzalcóatl for Orchestra (13:01)
1-6. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony No. 49 in F Minor, Hob I:49 “La passione”: I. Adagio (10:15)
1-7. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob I:49 “La passione”: II. Allegro di molto (06:33)
1-8. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob I:49 “La passione”: III. Minuet (05:01)
1-9. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob I:49 “La passione”: IV. Finale. Presto (03:22)
1-10. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony in G Miinor, Op. 6/6: I. Allegro (03:16)
1-11. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony in G Minor, Op. 6/6: II. Andante più tosto Adagio (04:07)
1-12. Roberto González-Monjas – Symphony in G Minor, Op. 6/6: III. Allegro molto (02:23)