CPE Bach: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-3
Truls Mørk (cello)
Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie
Truls Mørk is a most eloquent player of these three technically and expressively demanding concertos...CPE Bach uses none of his father's contrapuntal ingenuity, and orchestra and soloist exchange...
CPE Bach: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-3
Truls Mørk (cello)
Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie
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Truls Mørk is a most eloquent player of these three technically and expressively demanding concertos...CPE Bach uses none of his father's contrapuntal ingenuity, and orchestra and soloist exchange...
About
Cellist Truls Mørk’s profound sensitivity to musical style is once again evident as he and Les Violons du Roy, under their director Bernard Labadie, bring modern instruments and 18th century sensibilities to the cello concertos of Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach (third son of Johann Sebastian), in performances that give us ‘the best of both worlds’.
Truls Mørk is a cellist with a deep understanding of style – whether Romantic, Modern, Classical or Baroque – as his catalogue on Virgin Classics proves: it extends from J.S. Bach through Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Rachmaninov to Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Britten and Dutilleux.
The ‘empfindsamer Stil’ or ‘sensitive style’ in 18th century music was exemplified by Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788), Johann Sebastian’s third son. His music was venerated by Mozart, who proclaimed , "He is the father, we are the children”, and – with its expressive depth and innovative approach to form – it exercised an important influence on both Haydn and Beethoven.
This is the second Virgin Classics recording to features Les Violons du Roy under their director Bernard Labadie; the first was a collection of arias by Handel and Hasse, in which they accompanied mezzo soprano Vivica Genaux. In Gramophone’s opinion: “Les Violons du Roy play Baroque music on modern instruments with more colour and personality than plenty of period bands.”
Contents and tracklist
- Truls Mørk (cello)
- Les Violons du Roy
- Bernard Labadie
- Recorded: 2008-11-24
- Recording Venue: 24-27 November 2008. Palais Montcalm, Salle Raoul Jobin, 995, place d'Youville, Québec.
- Truls Mørk (cello)
- Les Violons du Roy
- Bernard Labadie
- Recorded: 2008-11-24
- Recording Venue: 24-27 November 2008. Palais Montcalm, Salle Raoul Jobin, 995, place d'Youville, Québec.
- Truls Mørk (cello)
- Les Violons du Roy
- Bernard Labadie
- Recorded: 2008-11-24
- Recording Venue: 24-27 November 2008. Palais Montcalm, Salle Raoul Jobin, 995, place d'Youville, Québec.
Awards and reviews
May 2011
Truls Mørk is a most eloquent player of these three technically and expressively demanding concertos...CPE Bach uses none of his father's contrapuntal ingenuity, and orchestra and soloist exchange motifs in an orderly, quite Classical manner. The composer's passion is evident - sky-rocketing themes, fast tremolo strings...a most enjoyable and polished disc.
June 2011
Stylistic mastery aside, these interpretations stand out for the sheer sense of pleasure-filled musical adventure, not to mention a sublime performance from Mørk...The interpretations abound with verve, depth, and beauty. They also zing with the excitement contemporary musicians must have felt as they discovered the cello's soloist potential.
July 2011
These are exceptional performances in every way, dazzlingly played and recorded, yet at the same time fully alive to the performing conventions of the period, even though modern instruments are employed throughout...Ultimately, Mørk plays these attractive pieces with exemplary flair and panache, bringing lyrical insights to each of the affecting slow movements. Virgin's recording is superb, too. Unhesitatingly recommended.
13th April 2011
this pair of concerto recordings show him as a mature, thoughtful and not always eccentric master. Truls Mørk's lyric but forceful playing of the cello works is ideal; the sound of Bernard Labadie's band is plangent...Here, the surprises come thick and fast and the twists and turns are gripping.
11th March 2011
Bravura and affectionately voiced sensibility are the hallmarks of CPE Bach in these three concertos from the mid 18th century. The former quality is emphatically conveyed by Truls Mørk and Les Violons du Roy, even to the point of brusqueness...but the music is delivered with confidence and polish.
Muso Magazine April/May2011
For the composer's learned and elegant style to Mørk and Les Violons du Roy's well-balanced performances, this recording oozes refinement - but it's the sumptuous middle movements that really stand out...The solo cello parts are aria-like, something Mørk accentuates in his delivery, and his own cadenzas in both the A and B flat major concertos are suitably virtuosic and perfectly stylistic.
