Johan Daniel Berlin & Johan Heinrich Berlin: World premiere recordings

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Baltic-based Johan Daniel Berlin was an organist and mechanical inventor. Fascinating colours enhance some of his (and his son's) rather formulaic pre-Classical music. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 26th Aug 2014
Catalogue No: PSC1331
Label: Simax
Length: 54 minutes

Berlin, J H: Sinfonia a 6 in C major

Work length10:55

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Norwegian Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz

I Allegro

Track length4:16

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II Andante

Track length4:29

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III Menuett Allegro

Track length2:10

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Berlin, J D: Sinfonia a 5 for Cornetto and Strings in D Major

Work length9:18

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Alexandra Opsahl, Gottfried von der Goltz, Norwegian Baroque Orchestra

I Allegro

Track length3:15

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II Largo

Track length3:41

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III Allegro

Track length2:22

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Berlin, J D: Sinfonia a 8 in D Major

Work length11:00

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Gottfried von der Goltz, Norwegian Baroque Orchestra

I Allegro

Track length4:02

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II Andante

Track length4:32

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III Allegro

Track length2:26

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Berlin, J D: Concerto for Violin and Strings in A Major

Work length10:19

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Gottfried von der Goltz, Norwegian Baroque Orchestra

I Allegro

Track length4:01

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II Adagio

Track length2:07

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III Allegro

Track length4:11

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Berlin, J D: Sinfonia a 6 in D Major

Work length13:05

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Norwegian Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz

I Allegro

Track length4:16

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II Andante

Track length3:27

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III Allegro

Track length5:22

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This is the first recording from Simax to feature the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra and their artistic director Gottfried von der Goltz. It presents rarely heard baroque music by the German-born composer Johan Daniel Berlin and his Norwegian-born son Johan Heinrich. The Berlin family moved to Trondheim in 1737 and were important figures on the music scene in Norway during the 18th century.

Johan Daniel Berlin was born in what was then Prussia in 1714, and went to Trondheim as a city musician in 1737. He became organist at both Nidaros Cathedral and Vår Frues church, and wrote music and books on music theory. Sadly, only a few of his compositions have been preserved. All of Johan Daniel’s three sons became musicians, but Johan Heinrich was without doubt the most successful. His Sinfonia in C major takes a few steps further towards classicism, both formally and in terms of instrumentation, and also shows the influence of Italian composers like Corelli.

The Norwegian Baroque Orchestra was established in 1988 as one of the first dedicated early music ensembles in Scandinavia. Since then the orchestra has appeared at major festivals around the world, including the Musikfest Bremen, the Festival Internacional de Música de Coimbra, Luzernermusikfest-Wochen, Europäischen Musikfest Stuttgart, and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival. German-Norwegian violinist and conductor Gottfried von der Goltz is a renowned specialist in the baroque repertoire. He has been artistic director of the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra since 2007.

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January 2015

Baltic-based Johan Daniel Berlin was an organist and mechanical inventor. Fascinating colours enhance some of his (and his son's) rather formulaic pre-Classical music.

11th January 2015

No, not Irving Berlin, but the father and son of a fascinating Norwegian musical family who were active in 18th-century Trondheim...A curiosity, but fun.

Johan Daniel Berlin & Johan Heinrich Berlin

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