Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalog No: HAR 807461
New Release: No
Previous Release: No
Domestic/Import: Domestic
Format: Super Audio Hybrid CD

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Release Date: 2009-03-10
Number of Discs: 2
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 093046746162

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"The other departure has been done on some previous recordings of the Concerti - assigned just a single instrument to a part rather than having the ripieno be most of the chamber orchestra. Surprisingly, I found this produced not that much of a different sound as, say, the Britten chamber orchestra version. It did, however, increase the clarity of the lines of interweaving counterpoint and made the dialogs between the individual instruments more prominent. With the great clarity and spread of the hi-res surround recording, the effect is extremely rich and full - not in the least ascetically thinned as one might fear. Egarr's return to the original chamber conception of the Concertos is an unqualified success!" -Audiophile Audition (audaud.com)
 

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This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.

The Academy of Ancient Music, one of the early pioneers of the period-instrument movement, offers a re-appraisal of the Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach. The set of six concerto grossi features unexpected instrumental groupings and a rich sense of texture, accentuated in this recording by the condensation of the orchestra to one player per part. Director Richard Egarr's scaled-down conception of the work is probably closer to the performing conditions of Bach's time, and certainly provides fresh insight into one of Bach's most well-beloved works.

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Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046

  • Conductor: Richard Egarr
  • Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
  • Running Time: 21 min. 39 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1717


Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047

  • Conductor: Richard Egarr
  • Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
  • Running Time: 11 min. 17 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1717-1718


Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048

  • Conductor: Richard Egarr
  • Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
  • Running Time: 10 min. 59 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1711-1713


Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049

  • Conductor: Richard Egarr
  • Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
  • Running Time: 14 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: circa 1720


Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050

  • Conductor: Richard Egarr
  • Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
  • Running Time: 21 min. 18 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1720-1721


Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051

  • Conductor: Richard Egarr
  • Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
  • Running Time: 15 min. 24 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1708-1710


 

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