Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos / Suite No 2 in B minor
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos / Suite No 2 in B minor
Zefiro, Alfredo Bernardini (conductor)
[ Arcana / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 28 September 2018
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Following its highly acclaimed album featuring the three most richly scored Ouvertures (Gramophone Editor͛s Choice - shortlisted for the 2017 Gramophone Awards and included among the Top 10 recent Bach recordings), Zefiro comes full circle with the famous collection of Concerts avec plusieurs instruments, that kaleidoscope of colours that seems almost tailor-made to highlight the salient qualities of the ensemble founded by the three historical wind specialists Alfredo Bernardini and Paolo and Alberto Grazzi. Thanks to experience gained in countless performances and recordings with the leading conductors and ensembles, but also to thorough research into the most appropriate instruments and pitch (398 Hz, i.e. the 'authentic' French pitch), this brand new recording exudes liveliness, flair and knowledge, and features some of the greatest names on the Baroque music scene, among them Cecilia Bernardini, Gabriele Cassone, Francesco Corti, Lorenz Duftschmid, Marcello Gatti, Gaetano Nasillo and Dorothee Oberlinger. Also included is the more intimate B minor Suite with flute (BWV 1067), thus filling the gap left by the earlier recording.
"What makes (Zefiro) so joyous is the sense that the players have come together in music they surely know backwards and emerged with a thoroughly spontaneous-sounding expression of their own personalities and collective enjoyment. Bernardini is in charge, of course, and presumably lies behind many of the interpretative decisions concerning tempos, balance and the timing of important moments. Yet none of these is the attention-grabbing sort designed to advertise his presence." Gramophone
Tracks:
CD1
Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: I. [¢]
Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: IV. Menuet - Trio I - Poloinesse - Trio II
Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: I. [¢]
Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: II. Andante
Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. [¢] - Adagio
Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: II. Allegro
Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: II. Andante
Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: III. Presto
CD2
Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: I. [¢]
Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto
Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
Ouverture [No. 2] in B minor, BWV 1067: I. Ouverture
Ouverture [No. 2] in B minor, BWV 1067: II. Rondeaux
Ouverture [No. 2] in B minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande
Ouverture [No. 2] in B minor, BWV 1067: IV. Bourée 1 & 2
Ouverture [No. 2] in B minor, BWV 1067: V. Polonoise moderato e staccato. Lentement & Double
Ouverture [No. 2] in B minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet
Ouverture [No. 2] in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Battinerie
