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MOZART. Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K313/ 285c. Andante in C major, K31 5/285e. Flute and Harp Concerto in C major, K299/297ca. Marc Grauwels (fp; aGiselle Herbert (hp); Les Violons du Roy, Quilbec / Bernard Labe- dier. Hyperion 0 a KA66393; (1) CDA66393 (59 minutes: DOD).

Brymer, ASMF, Marriner (10/88) 416 483-2PH Bassoon Concerto—selected comparison: Thunemann, Zurich CO, de Stoutz (2/86) CD50-8205

Where the Mozart symphonies are concerned, Sir Charles Groves and the English Sinfonia have already proved themselves, and this issue does not cause me to revise my opinion. In the quicker music they are deft and alert, yet always responsive to nuance, while in slow movements—and indeed...

It so happened that I heard this recording of Mozart's Symphony No. 31 on the same day as Haydn's No. 31, also conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras for Telarc. The sharp contrast between the Prague Chamber Orchestra here in Mozart and the Orchestra of St Luke's in Haydn confirmed my initial...