以 Fresh Aire 一系列錄音獲得 TAS 入榜而著名的American Gramaphone Records 公司另有古典樂,這是莫札特 精選曲,包括著名二首序曲( 費加洛,魔笛 ) , 二首鋼協 ( 21 ,12 )及交響曲 NO. 39 ,嬉遊曲 K. 136 。資深樂友對於這類精選片段,或存有老饕不食千刀肉的成見,其實本唱片為商請 大師 John Rutter 指揮 的認真之作呈現了一流水平。
John Rutter 以擅長聖樂合唱作品也曾編寫多首聖樂 ,安魂曲作品,但最有名是 1983年錄製的 佛瑞 : 安瑰曲《1893年版首錄》獲得『1985年留音機大賞』而名重一時。以前聽慣大編制,最近多次聽這 1893年首錄版是愈來愈覺得雋永。
本唱片的錄音仍是由名錄音師 Tony Faulkner 操刀,其質感和結像真是一流,聽來無壓迫感是可安心欣賞的佳作。
LP-A
A1 Overture, Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage Of Figaro), K. 492
A2 Second Movement (Andante) From Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major, K. 467
A3 Finale (Allegro) From Concerto In C Major For Flute And Harp, K. 299
LP-B
B1 Third Movement (Minuet And Trio) From Symphony No. 39 In E-flat, K. 543
B2 Finale (Presto) From String Divertimento In D Major, K. 136
B3 Finale (Allegretto) From Piano Concerto No. 12 In A Major, K. 414
B4 Overture, Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Flute – Duke Dobing (tracks: A3)
Harp – Thelma Owen (tracks: A3)
Conductor – John Rutter
Orchestra – City Of London Sinfonia
John Milford Rutter (born 24 September 1945) is an English composer, conductor, editor, arranger and record producer, mainly of choral music.