Symphonies, Overtures and Variations

'…this release is commended by committed, clean, and lively playing, not to mention crisp articulation and nicely sprung rhythms.'
Fanfare

'The performances are stylishly affectionate in the slow movements… the London Mozart Players respond well to his [Bamert's] direction'.
Early Music Review

'This is a very attractive disc… a very welcome addition to Chandos' Contemporaries of Mozart series'.
International Record Review

'The standard of playing from theLondon Mozart Players… is far higher than one has a right to expect… and this is surely the most indispensable disc in the Bamert/Chandos series'.
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Matthias Bamert's reputation in the big, romantic repertoire, his championship of new music and innovative programming have garnered international praise. He has been Director of the prestigious Luzern Festival since 1992 and Music Director of the London Mozart Players since 1993. Matthias Bamert's conducting career began as an apprentice to George Szell and later as Leopold Stokowski's assistant. Posts have included Resident Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, Music Director of the Swiss Radio Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He works regularly with the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia and the BBC Symphony and appears each year at the Proms. A busy schedule of international guest engagements takes him to Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and the Far East.