# Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K.364: A Recommended Recording? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 27, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante-k-364-a-recommended-recording/454419 "2008-06-27T10:03:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante-k-364-a-recommended-recording/454419/1 "2008-06-27T10:03:48Z")
Hopefully doper [K.364](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) might log on to catch this thread… It’s looking likely that I may be conscripted to play the viola solo next spring. Anybody have any recommended recordings of this piece? It’s a rather important piece of viola literature and I don’t have a copy yet. If this goes down it’s not only going to be my first foray into alternative tunings (the entire viola is traditionally tuned up a half step), but also would be my first solo performance period. :eek: I’m wondering what I got myself into here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante-k-364-a-recommended-recording/454419/2 "2008-06-28T08:55:34Z")
Come on, I know we’ve got some classical music fans around here. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante-k-364-a-recommended-recording/454419/3 "2008-06-28T12:46:42Z")
Sorry, I’ve no particular suggestions… ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante-k-364-a-recommended-recording/454419/4 "2008-06-28T19:12:40Z")
Well, here are four recommendations for you. I haven’t heard any of them, I’m just going on my own stubborn opinion. I would prefer the Oistrakh/Menuhin recording, but any one of the others would be quite acceptable. The Isaac Stern seems to only be available as a complete set. I’ve quite enjoyed the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Mozart and Haydn, and I find it interesting that the soloists appear to be regular members of the Chamber Orchestra rather than ‘stars’. Neville Marriner has always appealed to me in Mozart. I’m sorry I can’t narrow it any further than that, but see what those get you… [Anne Sophie Mutter, Bruno Giuranna with Neville Marriner conducting](http://www.amazon.ca/Violink-Con-Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart/dp/B000002RSF/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1214679409&sr=8-11) [David and Igor Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin conducting](http://www.amazon.ca/Beethoven-Violin-Concerto-Ludwig-van/dp/B00000K2FB/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1214679493&sr=8-24) [Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zuckerman, Daniel Barenboim conducting](http://www.amazon.ca/Vln-Ctos-Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart/dp/B000002ATH/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1214679590&sr=8-31) [Todd Phillips, Maureen Gallagher Orpheus](http://www.amazon.ca/Sym-K297-Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart/dp/B000001GD9/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1214679769&sr=8-33) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante-k-364-a-recommended-recording/454419/5 "2008-06-28T19:38:56Z")
Well… the Perlman, Zukerman recording is highly regarded although I think Perlman is a bit over the top sometimes (wrings out every drop of emotion from every note). Though some people like that I guess. I prefer [this old DG recording](http://www.wesleyclassics.com.au/library/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=2685) with Karl Bohm and Thomas Brandis violin, Giusto Cappone viola. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante-k-364-a-recommended-recording/454419/6 "2008-06-28T19:41:58Z")
Even though it’s only the first movement, the K. 364 that was featured on the _Amadeus_ soundtrack is possibly my favorite version. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozarts-sinfonia-concertante-k-364-a-recommended-recording/454419/7 "2008-06-29T04:03:13Z")
I’ve got the Christopher Warren-Green/Roger Chase recording, with the London Chamber Orchestra. I don’t know how it compares with other recordings. And I didn’t know about the alternate tuning. I played viola in high school, and that would’ve made my head hurt.