The wonderful Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 (the “Gran Partita”) for winds and double bass is as good as it could be, in fact it is the probably the most brilliant music ever was written for the instruments. I love it but I lately would like to have it to sound … like my YO186 sounds… with tone of the fall leafs and with harmonics of the unturned Weiner philharmonic. I was looking for the Serenade by The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – one of my favorite period instilments band but they looks like did not record it

My two most favorite period instilments recordings of the No. 10 are from Albert Bruggen leading the “18th Century Orchestra” (this is the name of the orchestra) and another one is from the wonderful Ensemble Zefiro. Both of them are on CD but I would like to have an LP with very Copley vintage tone. I want this nozzle harmonic, with German narrow bore horns, wild valveless overtones, extended dynamic range but in vintage manner, and I would like the players really know what they do and play if tastefully. I would like also it to be recorded with just two mics and without the typically stupid microphonic fantasies…

montepilot wrote:

Here is a thoughtful comment from the liner notes: Of all the great composers with the possible exception of Wagner, Mozart was the most interested and skillfull in the use of tone colour.