for 3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos and continuo (violone and harpsichord)
5.
I
[Allegro]
5:32
6.
II
[Adagio] Improvisation by Kati Debretzeni
1:29
7.
III
Allegro
4:41
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major BWV 1050
20:44
for flute, violin, harpsichord and strings
8.
I
Allegro
9:58
9.
II
Affettuoso
5:30
10.
III
Allegro
5:15
CD ONE TT:: 51:49
CD TWO
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major BWV 1047
11:28
for recorder, oboe, trumpet, violin, strings and continuo
1.
I
[Allegro]
4:54
2.
II
Andante
3:45
3.
III
Allegro assai
2:48
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G major BWV 1049
15:00
for violin, 2 recorders, strings and continuo
4.
I
Allegro
6:46
5.
II
Andante
3:38
6.
III
Presto
4:35
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat major BWV 1051
15:52
7.
I
[Allegro]
5:54
8.
II
Adagio ma non tanto
4:33
9.
III
Allegro
5:24
CD TWO TT:: 42:34
Chamber: European Brandenburg Ensemble
Conductor:Trevor Pinnock
Notes
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos – European Brandenburg Ensemble, Pinnock
Trevor Pinnock first recorded the Brandenburg Concertos some twenty-five years ago. This new recording is a product of Mr Pinnock’s deep fascination with Bach’s ground-breaking concertos and in the working process and interaction of musicians in ensemble.
Eager to cut through any narrow conceptions of period style, players from different countries and of different generations were invited to join this new voyage of exploration. In the early eighteenth century there was no fixed concept of the orchestra; these pieces could be performed with single instruments to a part or with parts doubled. This fine recording demonstrates a variety of approaches.
‘With the Brandenburg concertos, it will be like your regular walk in the park – the path is mapped out for you and you know the way – but the light is always different.’
Trevor Pinnock
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Reviews
Winner of the Baroque Instrumental Category
Gramophone Awards 2008
“…the players of the European Brandenburg Ensemble include some of the finest of today's Baroque chamber players, and there is a relaxed expertise about their performances which seems to allow them to communicate directly and without technical or ideological hindrance. This is not a Brandenburg set that sets out to score points, and all that is needed from us is to sit back and enjoy its relaxed, celebratory spirit.”
Gramophone magazine – March 2008
“Like Pinnock's earlier set with the English Concert, the newcomer… displays Pinnock's seemingly unassailable ability to choose an effective, just tempo for each movement, and his infectious rhythmic energy both as director from the harpsichord and as accomplished soloist in the Fifth Concerto... In summary, this is a splendid achievement.” *****
BBC Music magazine – February 2008
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