Mozart: Paris & Haffner Symphonies; Oboe Concerto - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Xenia Löffler, Bernhard Forck

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin launches a series of Mozart symphonies to appear on PENTATONE, starting with the composer’s “Paris” and “Haffner” symphonies. On this first album, the works are coupled with his enchanting Oboe Concerto – performed by the ensemble’s first oboist Xenia Löffler – and the bold overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail in Mozart’s own woodwind arrangement. Taken together, these pieces demon-strate the rich palette and expressive power of Mozart’s music in the period between 1777 and 1783, during which he finally managed to spread his wings and leave his hometown of Salzburg.