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Benda: Harpsichord Concertos / Bauer, Schneider, Et Al

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Composer
BENDA
Artist
La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider
Format
SACD
Label
CPO
Released
Jul 19, 2005
Catalog #
777088-2
UPC
761203708826

About





Georg Anton Benda (1722–1795), a member of a talented musical family, belonged to that largely lost generation of pre-Mozartian Classicists who started out as post-Bach Baroquists. Of this group, only C. P. E. Bach has achieved true celebrity, and that was a long time coming. The Benda name does pop up with some regularity and is familiar to those with a special interest in the period, but these harpsichord concertos by Georg Benda aren’t just for specialized tastes; if you like C. P. E. Bach, you’ll enjoy these works, too. They share the minor-key urgency of C. P. E. Bach and the Mannheim composers, and while they follow the structural patterns that were becoming standard in the 1770s and 1780s, they avoid predictability.


More than half the musicians in the group La Stagione Frankfurt also belong to Camerata Köln; the early-music scene in Germany seems as incestuous as that in London. At any rate, you’ll know what to expect from such performers: clean articulation (one of the great virtues of harpsichordist Sabine Bauer), lively rhythmic sense, and a feeling of real commitment to the music at hand. The lovely multichannel DSD recording has the harpsichord up close, with the strings not far behind, and just enough air around the players and behind the listener to make sure nothing feels claustrophobic. This is an enjoyable disc in every respect.


FANFARE: James Reel
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 06:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  2. 2 II. Larghetto 07:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  3. 3 III. Allegro di molto 04:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  4. 4 I. Allegro 06:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  5. 5 II. Andantino quasi allegretto 08:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andantino quasi allegretto
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  6. 6 III. Allegro assai, più presto 05:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro assai, più presto
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  7. 7 I. Allegro moderato 05:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  8. 8 II. Andante con moto 04:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  9. 9 III. Allegro scherzando 02:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  10. 10 I. Allegro 06:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  11. 11 II. Arioso: Andante 06:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Arioso: Andante
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider
  12. 12 III. Allegro 05:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Georg Benda
    Performer
    Sabine Bauer
    Ensemble
    La Stagione Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Michael Schneider