Presto Editor's Choice
November 2021

Timothy Jones (horn), Olivier Stankiewicz (oboe), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), London Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín

Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K417
Mozart: Oboe Concerto In C major, K314
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: I. Allegro
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622 (Second Movement - Adagio)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622: III. Rondo: Allegro
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-Flat Major, K. 297b
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Molto allegro
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": II. Menuetto
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita' - Adagio
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": IV. Menuetto. Allegretto
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": V. Romance. Adagio
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": VI. Tema con variazioni
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": VII. Finale. Molto allegro

Principal players of the London Symphony Orchestra display their virtuosic talents on this album of concertos for wind instruments by Mozart, recorded in concert with conductor Jaime Martín in the excellent acoustic of the Jerwood Hall at LSO St Luke’s.

Three of Mozart’s wind concertos are included: the Oboe Concerto (K314) with soloist Olivier Stankiewicz, the Clarinet Concerto (K622) performed by former LSO Principal Andrew Marriner, and the Horn Concerto No 2 (K417) played by Timothy Jones.

Complementing these works is a performance of the beautiful Sinfonia Concertante (K297b), in which oboist Juliana Koch, clarinettist Chris Richards, and bassoonist Rachel Gough join Timothy Jones in the solo roles.

Also included is a recording of Mozart’s popular Serenade No 10, ‘Gran Partita’, performed by the LSO Wind Ensemble.

"Martín enjoyed a top-flight career as a flautist for many years (often playing in sections alongside some of the musicians here) before switching to conducting, and he really does seem to breathe and phrase as one with the soloists. First among equals is Olivier Stankiewicz, whose stratospheric cadenzas in the Oboe Concerto go beyond what I'd thought possible on the instrument. All the while sustaining absolute beauty of tone." - Katherine Cooper, Presto Classical, November 2021.