Sturm und Drang 3

Sturm und Drang 3

SIGCD759 (Signum Classics, CD)

FIRST RELEASE (6 October 2023)

Playing time: c72'
Tracks: 12
Booklet pages: 27
℗ 2023 The Mozartists
© 2023 Signum Records Ltd and The Mozartists
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Sturm und Drang 3 published on 8 October 2023

Emily Pogerelc, soprano (tracks 2-3 and 7-8)
The Mozartists
Ian Page, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791:

1 Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K 546

Anton Schweitzer (1735-1787):

Alceste
2-3 'Er ist gekommen ... Zwischen Angst und zwischen Hoffen'

Leopold Kozeluch (1747-1818):

Symphony in G minor
4 Allegro
5 Adagio
6 Presto

Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816):

Annibale in Torino
7-8 'Empî, fermate, olà ... Smarrita, tremante” from

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):

Symphony No 44 in E minor, 'Trauer'
9 Allegro con brio
10 Menuetto e Trio: Allegretto
11 Adagio
12 Finale: Presto

Ian Page conducts his award-winning period instrument ensemble, The Mozartists, in the third volume of their Sturm und Drang series. Highly dramatic and turbulent orchestral works characterise these albums, with repertoire on this instalment from Mozart, Schweitzer, Kozeluch, Paisiello and Haydn dating between 1771 and 1788. The Mozartists are one of the leading ensembles performing the music of their namesake and his contemporaries. They have drawn widespread acclaim for their engaging performances and dynamic recordings.

Recorded 3-5 January 2023 in St John's Smith Square, London, UK.