Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051

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…a constant delight. …Kati Debretzeni deserves the highest praise: her phrasing, punctuation and inflective charm contain all the communicative apparatus of the finest oratory, bringing, to... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Sep 2009
Catalogue No: SDG707
Label: SDG
Length: 92 minutes

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Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV1046

Work length18:57

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English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Track length3:42

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II. Adagio

Track length3:51

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III. Allegro

Track length3:51

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IV. Minuet

Track length1:15

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IV. Trio I

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IV. Minuet da capo

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IV. Polacca

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IV. Minuet

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IV. Trio II

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IV. Minuet da capo

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Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV1047

Work length10:38

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English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

I. [Allegro]

Track length4:24

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II. Andante

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III. Allegro assai

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Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048

Work length11:57

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English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

I. [Allegro]

Track length5:22

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II. Adagio

Track length1:55

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III. Allegro

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Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049

Work length14:47

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English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

I. Allegro

Track length6:30

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II. Andante

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III. Presto

Track length4:31

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Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050

Work length20:30

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English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

I. Allegro

Track length9:16

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II. Affettuoso

Track length6:07

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III. Allegro

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Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051

Work length15:25

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English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Track length5:31

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II. Adagio ma non tanto

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III. Allegro

Track length5:18

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John Eliot Gardiner and his superb period-instrument chamber orchestra, English Baroque Soloists, record their unique interpretation of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos for the very first time.

Gardiner only conducts two of the six concertos but rehearsed the others with the players. The responsibility of performing the remaining four is left to the hand-picked musicians of the English Baroque Soloists led by the brilliant, Kati Debretzeni, a true Konzertmeisterin and the inspirational presiding virtuoso of this project.

This recording follows a phenomenal 11-concert residency at the Spitalfieds Music Winter Festival in December 2008 and January 2009. John Eliot Gardiner led the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir in performances of JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Brandenburg Concertos and Motets. Every concert was well received by public and press alike, with standing ovations from the sell-out audiences and high critical acclaim:

"Gardiner encouraged rampaging exuberance from his excellent horns, subtle dynamic variations from oboes and strings, and some unusually complex phrasing…delivered with such conviction.” The Times

The six “Brandenburg” Concertos, described by Bach as ‘Concertos for several instruments’, are widely regarded as among the finest musical compositions of the Baroque. Now considered a benchmark of Baroque music, the concertos still have the power to move people almost three centuries later.

The booklet includes a long note by John Eliot Gardiner entitled ‘A conductor-less slant on the Brandenburg Concertos’ and entries by each member of the English Baroque Soloists where they discuss their personal experience of recording the Brandenburg Concertos.

Reviews

Christmas 2009

…a constant delight. …Kati Debretzeni deserves the highest praise: her phrasing, punctuation and inflective charm contain all the communicative apparatus of the finest oratory, bringing, to my ears at least, something entirely fresh to this sublime music.

4th November 2009

this disc stands up on its own quite simply as a smashing performance that has evidently been recorded for sheer delight in the music...The ensemble playing is a model of cohesive teamwork, but the players also shine as individuals in the many virtuoso solo passages

January 2010

…these performances are recognisable enough as being in the Gardiner mould. There is the usual clarity of texture and detail; few accounts of Nos 3 and 6 have such chiselled edges and unobtrusively assertive inner parts. Tempi are brisk, and while they are not hard-driven in the way they might have been 20 years ago, the finale of No 2 charges to a startlingly abrupt finish. ...these are undeniably Brandenburgs of flair and understanding.

15th November 2009

Gardiner’s Bachian zeal hovers over the performances: these are refreshingly unmannered accounts, brilliantly played... The Fourth — for violin and two recorders — and Fifth — with solo violin, flute and harpsichord — have rarely sounded more intimate, while the all-string concertos, the Third and the violinless Sixth, tingle with the spirit of baroque dance.

13th January 2010

[Gardiner] lets his band get on with it and the results...are superb. The English Baroque Soloists, led by Kati Debretzeni, listen to each other like a jazz group, mirroring and echoing the other players, responding to subtle changes of dynamics or tempo.

Offer,Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051

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