Join conductor Sir Charles Mackerras and the thirty-five piece Prague Chamber Orchestra for an impressive performance of the symphonies of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Baldassare Galuppi and Carlo Goldoni were the mid-century power team for Italian opera buffa. And in this recording, one can see why. The singers are active participants in the music- and drama-making, rather than just "phoning it in" (which so often happens in early comic opera). The characters are vivid, enhanced by the orchestra's spritely accompaniment on period instruments.(...)