TITLE : Mozart : The Great Serenades
CATALOGUE NUMBER : 464 022-2
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : October 1999
SERIES : DUO
 
WORKS
- Serenade in D, KV 239 'Serenata notturna'
- March in D, KV 249
- Serenade in D, KV 250 'Haffner'
- Serenade in G, KV 525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
- March in D, KV 335 No.1
- Serenade in D, KV 320 'Posthorn'
- March in D, KV 335 No.2
 
ARTISTS
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner
Iona Brown, violin (1, 2)
Malcolm Latchem, violin (1)
Stephen Shingles, viola (1)
Raymond Koster, double-bass (1)
Michael Laird, posthorn (6)
 
COMPOSERS
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
 
RECORDING INFORMATION
From 1769–79 Mozart wrote a number of orchestral scores titled 'serenade'. Mostly they were intended for performance in Salzburg in the summer and in the open to mark a special social occasion such as the close of the university year in early August. An orchestra was put together and what was termed a Finalmusik was selected.

Included in this compilation is probably the most famous piece of all Classic Music: Mozart's 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'. Also included are the slightly less popular 'Haffner' and 'Posthorn' Serenades.

The recordings presented here are by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, founded and led by Sir Neville Marriner. The Academy has a special bond with Mozart which started from the very first days they began playing together.