Johann Sebastian Bach – Five Concertos For Oboe And Oboe d’Amore

Recorded at the Deutchland Radio Studios, Kölhn, Germany in November 1996

About the work:
As the insightful liner notes indicate, Bach often used parts of earlier compositions while writing his 1730s concertos for harpsichord(s); researches into these concertos suggest that those included on this disc were originally written for oboe, and whether it’s ultimately the case or not, this recording shines. Christian Hommel’s restrained performance serves the music perfectly: each track features vast melodies and excellent ensemble-playing; meanwhile, the sound quality and balance couldn’t have been better. This is pure, abstract music at its best: music whose power doesn’t depend on what it might ‘suggest’ or ‘represent’, but only on its own language. And like all great music, the pieces on this disc become the springboards for contemplation that French painter Albert Gleizes yearned for in the early 1940s. Strongly recommended.

Track List:
01. Concerto in A major, BWV 1055, I. Allegro (4:21)
02. Concerto in A major, BWV 1055, II. Larghetto (5:14)
03. Concerto in A major, BWV 1055, III. Allegro ma non tanto (4:28)
04. Concerto in G Minor, BWV. 1056 – I. (Allegro) (3:09)
05. Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056, II. Largo (2:48)
06. Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056, III. Presto (3:33)
07. Concerto in D minor, BWV 1059, I. Allegro (5:51)
08. Concerto in D minor, BWV 1059, Alessandro Marcello / II. Adagio (4:10)
09. Concerto in D minor, BWV 1059, III. Presto (3:23)
10. Concerto in D major, BWV 1053, I. Allegro (7:54)
11. Concerto in D major, BWV 1053, II. Siciliano (4:14)
12. Concerto in D major, BWV 1053, III. Allegro (6:25)
13. Concerto in C major, BWV 1060, I. Allegro (4:39)
14. Concerto in C major, BWV 1060, II. Adagio (4:51)
15. Concerto in C major, BWV 1060, III. Allegro (3:21)

Players:
Kölhn Chamber Orchestra
Helmut Müller-Brühl: conductor
Christian Hommel: oboe & oboe d’amore
Lisa stewart: violin

Stereo, DDD, mp3, 320 kbps, 68:21 minutes. Covers & info included.

Part1 —–   Part2

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