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Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Salesrank: 36885
Released: 1990-04-06
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Tracklisting:
1. 1. Allegro maestoso
2. 2. Adagio ma non troppo
3. 3. Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto
4. 1. Allegro
5. 2. Andantino
6. 3. Rondeau: Allegro
Customer Reviews:
Subtle, lively, glowing 
I found this disc to be something really special. There’s more music in every bar than in the whole works of many another composer. And the performers go to town with it. Radiant solo performances and fine recording. This is what Mozart is all about.
Clarity and Transcendence
This recording remains, for me, the definitive expression of Mozart’s flute concertos. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, with Susan Palma-Nidel, performs with great clarity and precision, and in so doing, achieves a level of transcendence not heard in other recordings. Ms. Palma-Nidel balances both delicacy and strength in her performance, providing a subtle and enhancing tension. This is a fundamental and glorious recording.
Try this instead… 
I have four versions of the flute and harp concerto by Mozart, including this one,but the one version I find to be superior is the Hickox rendition on Hyperion, which Amazon offers. The warmth of the playing, the perfect tone of the sound, and the obvious care in production on that cd highlights the indifference of the playing on this one.
Very good!
As much as I like this CD, I’ve heard a few other versions of these concertos that are slightly better. The cadenzas were a little more virtuostic and the performances were slightly better. You could check out the flute concertos on the Laserlight label. That’s a good one, although the Vienna Mozart Ensemble sound on the Flute & Harp concerto was like inside a small room. James Galway, on another CD, made one of the best renditions of the flute concertos (specifically the CD with Sir Neville Marriner). If you were to get one of the 2 CDs I just mentioned, only be aware that they don’t have the Adagio for Flute and Orchestra. I don’t mean to say that this Deutsche Grammophon CD should be avoided. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra usually makes very fine recordings. The performance is very good. The sound is distinctive. If you do get this CD, chances are, you might decide to keep it.
Mozart: Flute Concerto, K313; Andante for Flute & Orchestra
This is the quintessential recording of the Mozart Orchestral Flute Repertoire. Ms. Palma has been a member of the renowned Orpheus Chamber Orchestra since 1980 and is one of the leading flutists in the World. Her incomparable tone, phrasing and understanding of these pieces, coupled with the usual Orpheus magic make this THE version of these pieces to own. Ms. Palma’s tone is her calling card, enabling her to convey the beauty of the pieces with the coolness and ease of a jazz artist. She avoids the tight, perfunctory “perfect” reading most flutists project and the cadenzas (which she composed herself) are marvelous. A beautiful recording by Deutsche Grammaphon
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