Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Title: Bach: Brandenburg Concerti 1,2,6 Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Philips Release Date: 1/11/1990 Genre: Classical Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750) Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 028942608825 |
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In his 1971 recording of the Brandenburgs with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner used versions of the concertos "reconstructed" by harpsichordist Thurston Dart. These are lively readings, though... more »     |
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Amazon.com In his 1971 recording of the Brandenburgs with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner used versions of the concertos "reconstructed" by harpsichordist Thurston Dart. These are lively readings, though some listeners may be put off by Marriner's inclination to be a little downbeat-heavy and by the natural tendency of the ASMF strings to smooth out the texture. --Ted Libbey Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsThe Brandenburg Concertos as Bach originally conceived them? Timothy R. Carpenter | Philadelphia, PA | 07/04/2008 (4 out of 5 stars) "These performances - and the companion disc of 3,4 and 5 - are a fascinating look at what these disparate works might have originally sounded like. It is by now common knowledge that Bach's collection of diverse concerti dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg were not newly composed for that perspective employer, but were previously composed works by Bach that he edited and modified. Bach was always doing this - transcribing works from one instrument to another and even taking over other composers works. (Vivaldi's concerto for four violins became Bach's concerto for four harpsichords.)
Thurstan Dart, the marvelous harpsichordist and scholar, has done extensive research and come up with what these pieces might have sounded like before Bach modified them and sent them off to the Margrave. The big differences are: 1.) Alternate movements including one which substitutes violins doing a very different figure for the oboe version we know. 2.) French Horn in F for clarino trumpet in F. It brings the "trumpet" line down an octave in line with the other solo instruments. 3.) Using the Sonata in G (BWV 1021) for the second movement in place of the two chords found in DC. 4.) "Echo" recorders which play an octave higher. Up there they don't get covered by the other instruments. 5.) The harpsichord cadenza is 19 measures long instead of 65 measures. 6.) Organ instead of harpsichord continuo in line with the likelyhood that this concerto was based on a church sonata. The instruments are a mix of old and modern and the soloists are a famous lot: David Munrow, recorder, Neil Black, oboe; Barry Tuckwell, Horn; Claude Monteux, flute. The keyboard player listing reads like a who's who of the 70's: Thurston Dart, Colin Tilney, Raymond Leppard, Philip Ledger and George Malcolm. Whether or not you are a fan of the ASTM and Marriner, these performances are fascinating. Give them a listen!" |
