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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Haenssler Classic

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra

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Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Rilling
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Oct 30, 2012
Catalog #
94615
UPC
4010276025375

About

"Since Helmuth Rilling has undoubtedly recorded more of Bach's music than anyone else, one may wonder why it's taken him so long to get around to these most popular of the master's scores, and why he did so in Oregon, rather than in his hometown and with his Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, which he founded thirty years ago and has conducted ever since. But Rilling has been associated with the Oregon Bach Festival for nearly as many years, and he made a fine recording of Bach's overtures (orchestral suites) with the Festival Orchestral in 1992 (see Fanfare 16:6). While Rilling has never apologized for using of modern instruments in Bach's music and continues that practice here, he does retain the recorders in Concertos 2 and 4 and a viola da gamba in No. 6. For the present recording, Rilling has assembled a distinguished group of soloists, headed by violinist Kathleen Lenski and including Jeffrey Kahane, harpsichord, Elizabeth Baker, violin (in Concerto No. 2), Judith Lisenberg, recorder, Allan Vogel, oboe, Carol Wincenc, flute, Cynthia Phelps, viola, and far from least, Stephen Burns, trumpet. Contending that Bach would not have inserted a whole piece between the first and last movements of the third concerto, Rilling simply decorates the two chords that make up the second movement with a brief harpsichord flourish. (The timings for the second and third movements are transposed in the booklet.)

As with his overtures, Rilling's Brandenburgs are comfortably familiar in their broad outline and offer a minimum of controversial details. The playing is always accomplished and sometimes much better than that. The Second Concerto—the best of the lot—is an unqualified success."
Review of original release of this recording, Hänssler 98927

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 04:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  3. 2 II. Adagio 03:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  4. 3 III. Allegro 04:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  5. 4 IV. Menuet - Trio - Menuet - Polonaise - Menuet - Trio - Menuet 08:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Menuet - Trio - Menuet - Polonaise - Menuet - Trio - Menuet
    Duration
    08:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  6. 5 I. Allegro 05:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  7. 6 II. Andante 03:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  8. 7 III. Allegro assai 02:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  9. 8 I. Allegro 05:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  10. 9 II. Adagio 00:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    00:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  11. 10 III. Allegro 05:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  12. Disc 2
  13. 1 I. Allegro 07:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  14. 2 II. Andante 03:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  15. 3 III. Presto 04:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  16. 4 I. Allegro 10:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  17. 5 II. Affettuoso 05:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Affettuoso
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  18. 6 III. Allegro 05:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  19. 7 I. Allegro 06:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  20. 8 II. Adagio ma non tanto 04:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non tanto
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling
  21. 9 III. Allegro 05:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Helmuth Rilling