JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

Brandenburg Concertos

 

CD 1

Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046

Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047

Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048

Musical Offering: Trio Sonata in C minor BWV 1079

 

CD 2

Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049

Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050

Concerto No. 6 in B flat 1051

Concerto in G minor for flute and strings BWV 1056

 

Niklas Eklund - Trumpet

Swiss Baroque Soloists / Andrés Gabetta - Violin & Violino piccolo

 

The group of six orchestral works known as the Brandenburg Concertos, commissioned by and dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg, are among the greatest works of Johann Sebastian Bach. These are consummate examples of the art of Baroque composition, frequently using groups of solo instruments in a more complex and virtuoso fashion than ever before. The Concerto No. 5, with its prominent and dazzling harpsichord part, is almost a Harpsichord Concerto in its own right.

 

Performed on period instruments by the Swiss Baroque Soloists, directed by Andrés Gabetta and Niklas Eklund:

 

“The two familiar works here are the trumpet concertos by Haydn and Hummel, but the performances buff them up like new, with amazing playing from the young Swedish trumpeter Niklas Eklund, and orchestral support that has grace and lithe, interesting texture.” The Telegraph on Haydn / Hummel / Neruda (8554806)

 

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