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

Third and Sixth concertos especially satisfying…essential listening for Bach recording historians — Gramophone Magazine, March 2017

Release Date: 9th Dec 2016
Catalogue No: SU42132
Label: Supraphon
Series: Archiv
Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

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Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto for 2 French Horns, Bassoon, Violin, String Orchestra and Harpsichord Continuo No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046

Work length23:38

Members of Weiner Kammerorchester
Josef Mertin

I. without tempo indication

Track length4:32

II. Adagio

Track length3:48

III. Allegro

Track length5:13

IV. Menuetto -Trio I- Polacca - Trio II

Track length10:05

Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto for Trumpet, Flute, Oboe, Violin, String Orchestra and Harpsichord Continuo No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047

Work length12:14

Members of Weiner Kammerorchester
Josef Mertin

I. without tempo indication

Track length5:19

II. Andante

Track length3:44

III. Allegro assai

Track length3:11

Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto for 3 Violins, 3 Violas, Double Bass and Harpsichord Continuo No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

Work length12:45

Members of Weiner Kammerorchester
Josef Mertin

I. without tempo indication

Track length6:39

II. Allegro

Track length6:06

Bach, J S: Branndenburg Concerto for Violin, 2 Flutes, String Orchestra and Basso Continuo No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049

Work length19:12

Members of Weiner Kammerorchester
Josef Mertin

I. Allegro

Track length8:09

II. Andante

Track length4:44

III. Presto

Track length6:19

Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major for Harpsichord, Flute, Violin and String Orchestra No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050

Work length22:53

Members of Weiner Kammerorchester
Josef Mertin

I. Allegro

Track length11:14

II. Affettuoso

Track length5:26

III. Allegro

Track length6:13

Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto for 4 Violas, Cello, Violone and Harpsichord Continuo No. 6 in B flat Major, BWV 1051

Work length17:18

Members of Weiner Kammerorchester
Josef Mertin

I. without tempo indication

Track length6:40

II. Adagio ma non tanto

Track length4:36

III. Allegro

Track length6:02

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Within a short time, early music enthusiasts had to say their farewells to two personalities who, for half a century, influenced the development of what we call the authentic interpretation of early music: Gustav Leonhardt and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In 1950 Supraphon made a complete recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos performed by a chamber ensemble led by a musician of Czech origin, Josef Mertin (1904-1998). A scholar and organ builder as well, he relentlessly dusted the works of composers from the previous centuries (including Guillaume de Machaut), stubbornly seeking the way to give their music its authentic sound. The names of his pupils who took up his legacy make an impressive list that includes Claudio Abbado, Mariss Jansons and Zubin Mehta. Mertin managed to win a number of students for the interpretation of early music on period instruments, among them musicians without whom we can hardly imagine the field nowadays. The Brandenburg Concertos were performed by an ensemble whose members were the 22-year-old cembalist Gustav Leonhardt (playing the solo in Concerto No.5), a rising violin star Eduard Melkus and - a year younger - the violoncellist Nikolaus Harnoncourt. It was the first time that a chamber-sized ensemble and period instruments were used. Hopefully, listening to the recording will convince you that it is more than just a historical document. As far as Mertin and Harnoncourt are concerned, this unique recording is also a proud reminder of their Czech roots.

Recorded in Vienna, 1950

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March 2017

Third and Sixth concertos especially satisfying…essential listening for Bach recording historians

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

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