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This is an interesting survey. It fills gaps that many collectors have in other collections, if they already have these box sets. This collection, while comprehensive and then some, will leave some wanting for stand-alone collections that a Mozart fan should still have in his or her collection.
I did some comparison to the 1991 collection, whose contents are on Wikipedia. I also compared the listing to some box sets in my own collection. Here are some sets that are partially represented, or left out of this collection and, it appears, left out of the 1991 comprehensive compendium.
Mozart Piano Sonatas - Andras Schiff: In my quick review of the PDF for this collection, there appear to be none of the Sonatas from the Decca Andra Schiff box set.
Mozart Piano Concertos - Andras Schiff/Sandor Vegh/Camerata Academica Salzburg (10/10 Classicstoday rating): some of the works of this great set are here, but not all. Admittedly, this set, neither, is "complete."
Mozart Piano Concertos - Vladimir Ashkenazy/Philharmonia Orchestra: there appears to be nothing here.
Mozart Piano Concertos - Geza Anda/ Camerata Academica Salzburg: There's no representation of this set, which is now under the same roof as Decca and the former Philips, by whoever owns this now. I hope the new owners don't think that the Camerata Academica Salzburg are from Piscataway, NJ, but you never know.
Some Concertos in this collection are fortepiano. Representation of fortepiano works may be defensible for purists, but for regular classical music Joes (they do exist), you either like the fortepiano or not (not is the more likely).
Mozart Symphonies/English Concert/Trevor Pinnock: It appears that some, but not all are on this collection.
Mozart Symphonies/Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood/Jaap Schroder: again some but not all of this most comprehensive of surveys is on this set. You'll still want to buy the box set to go the "whole hog," which I call more of a "brick set" (like the venerable Antal Dorati/Philharmonica Hungarica Hadyn 104 symphonies 33-CD set).
Make no mistake, this is a heck of a "brick" as I call these over 10-CD collections. It's also a vindication of the CD enthusiast that we have such a comprehensive survey coming out on the medium. There still might be, however unlikely it seems, the need to purchase yet more recordings--never a problem for me--to aspire to the truly "complete" surveys of Mozart that are out there.
This all makes you want to pull out a year 2000 Penguin Guide to CDs. I am sure that nothing in this impressive survey is less than a **(*). I am sure that most of the recordings here are *** and that many a "Rosette" lurks in this set that perhaps might be better handled by UPS or FedEx due to its sheer weight.
Thanks for the article. It was enjoyable to go through the PDF, though there are still some gaps to the greatest "full collections" that are still out there. I guess it means that even after buying this, you'd better still have some spare dollars for yet more.
http://cdn1.umg3.net/273-cdn/website/assets/mozart225v3.pdf