Symphonies 1 8 L Mozart Toy Symphony

Product Description The complete symphonies of William Boyce, who was one of the foremost composers of 18th-century England. These are accompanied by Leopold Mozart's delightful 'Toy' Symphony and Trumpet Concerto. Review These fresh, inspiring, virile pieces [are] arguably the finest musical products of Georgian England... The music is finely done, the dances with a proper swing, the French overtures with rhythms that sound sharp but not unnaturally prickly. Boyce's original orchestration is of course followed, with its delicate use of flutes and bassoons, and in No. 5 the trumpets are properly stirring. The opening Pomposo of No. 8 - a broad, serious piece, yet like all Boyce essentially genial in the final resort - is outstandingly fine. This disc is marvelous value: I warmly recommend it. --Gramophone