Title: Pleyel: Symphonies Nos. 18 & 21; Viola Concerto Artist: London Mozart Players Label: Cpo Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 761203549221 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-02-07 Number of Discs: 1
By the end of the 18th century, Ignaz Pleyel was considered the legitimate successor to his teacher, Joseph Haydn. His instrumental music - ranging from small ensemble pieces to concertos and symphonies - enjoyed immense international popularity until the tides slowly shifted with the onset of the Revolution. The clever and versatile Pleyel adapted skillfully: while he wrote a few pieces of homage for the new French rulers, he largely stayed true to the classical style of his predecessors, all the while establishing a reputation in Paris as a publisher and piano maker. Today, interest in his classically structured works has understandably been rekindled. Thanks to their refined elegance and fluidity, their architectural balance, and - especially in the case of the popular viola concerto - their considerable virtuosity, this music has nothing to fear from comparison with the great names of the era.
Tracks: 1.1 Symphony No. 18 in E flat major B 139~Adagio - Allegro spiritoso 1.2 Symphony No. 18 in E flat major B 139~Andante 1.3 Symphony No. 18 in E flat major B 139~Minuetto 1.4 Symphony No. 18 in E flat major B 139~Finale. Presto 1.5 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in D major B 105~Allegro moderato 1.6 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in D major B 105~Adagio ma non troppo 1.7 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in D major B 105~Rondo. Allegro 1.8 Symphony No. 21 in D Major B 124~Allegro molto 1.9 Symphony No. 21 in D Major B 124~Arioso. Adagio 1.10 Symphony No. 21 in D Major B 124~Menuetto. Allegretto 1.11 Symphony No. 21 in D Major B 124~Rondo. Allegro assai
