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Order No: 55015 W.A. Mozart Symphony no 29 KV 201 in A major Exsultate, jubilate KV 165 Vorrei spiegarvi KV 418 Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra KV 299 in C major Orchestra: Normande Orchestral Ensemble Conductor: Jean-Pierre Berlingen Soloists: Philippe Di Pertis, flute; Anne-Laurence Savin, harp; Simion Stanciu, flute; Elisabeth Vidal, soprano The DVD in hand was recorded at the St-Michel of Boscherville Abbey in 1994 and features an all-Mozart programme: The one regret Mozart might have had about composing the Concerto for Flute and Harp was that he was never paid for it. He composed the Concerto for Duc Adrien-Louis de Guines, who was a fine flautist, and his daughter, who was a brilliant harpist. This Concerto was composed for the home rather than the concert stage. The harp itself had not yet won its place as a standard instrument in the symphony orchestra. Technical improvements in the design of the instrument and the Symphonie Fantastique (1830), which features the harp, led to its more frequent use as an orchestral instrument. The Symphony No.29 in A major, K201, has become the best-known of Mozart's earlier symphonies (1774). In this work Mozart speaks with a voice of complete individuality: he has paid off all his debts to earlier symphonists. The concert arias of Mozart were written for a great variety on purposes, including recitals or as substitutions in pre-existing Operas. All, however, display the wonderful unity, proportion and remarkable delicacy of melody that are the unmistakable Mozart hallmarks.