Mozart - Cassation in G Major

Rec.:Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    And now for something that really catches the spirit of April Fool's Day. It is both fun and stupid. Wait you say that title isn't for a symphony. Well, this is more commonly known as the Toy Symphony by (maybe?) Leopold Mozart. This is definitely a piece to only listen to once in a long while. While the various bird calls and percussive effects are interesting to listen to because of how out of place they sound among the traditional Classical music, it wears thin pretty quick because they are used kind of blandly and repetitively. The percussion effects are particularly awkward.

    Other than that the symphony is a pretty standard 3 movement affair, although the drone in the last movement is an interesting musical idea, when present. But clearly, this piece wasn't composed to be the most stunning piece of serious music, and was probably meant to entertain children, so that does forgive some of the plain presentation.

    Anyways, it is a fun novelty to check out, but not much more beyond that.