NYPHIL rehearses an All Mozart Prog. Conducted by Alan Gilbert

This may have been my last opportunity to hear the NYPhil perform this year.  Fortunately, it was an exceptionally beautiful all Mozart program conducted byAlan Gilbert. The program contained Divertimento in D major, Horn Concerto #2 in E-flat major and Serenade #10 in B-flat major.  We were forewarned The Serenade was not going to be performed in full at the rehearsal.  This was hardly a setback.  The music lifts one's spirit and transports you with it's magic.  Gilbert is a friendly but demanding conductor.  There were frequent stops with the Divertimento.  While I couldn't hear his instructions to the musicians, I tried to compare the rephrasings.  It was interesting to be able to discern a change in tempo or gusto.  Still, everything sounded like perfection.  The Horn Concerto with soloist Philip Myers was performed brightly with only short conferrals between Myers & Gilbert.  The Serenade was intermittently stopped and performed in brevity - but I was entirely grateful.