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J.S. Bach: a la francaise
Brilliant Classics

J.S. Bach: a la francaise

Baroque Spiritual Virtuosic Uplifting Dramatic
$13.99

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Olivier Penin
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
May 03, 2024
Catalog #
BRI97279
UPC
5028421972794

About

Johann Wilhelm Hertel is one of the
lesser-known composers of the late
baroque and early classical era. Born in
Eisenach in 1727, as a young man he
travelled to the north of Germany with
his father, who was a viola da gamba
virtuoso engaged as a Kapellmeister at
the court of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Already
as a young man Johann Wilhelm showed
a remarkable talent for music. He
excelled on the harpsichord and violin,
but his father wanted him to additionally
study law. However, a trip to Berlin and
contact with Berlin court musicians Carl
Philipp Emanuel Bach and Franz Benda
pushed the young Johann Wilhelm to
devote his life primarily to music. In
particular he studied the harpsichord with
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the violin with
Franz Benda and composition with Karl
Heinrich Graun. He spent his life in the
service of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz and
-Schwerin courts, and he was also music
director in Stralsund. It was during this time
that he had many opportunities to meet
authorities from both the musical and
scientific worlds.
His oboes concertos are exemplary
compositions of these times. The autographs,
which are preserved in the Library of the
Royal Conservatoire of Brussels (Sig. No. B-Bc5562 and B-Bc-5563), together contain 10
oboe concertos in various keys. Nine of them
are collected (and numbered by librarians) in
Sig. No. B-Bc-5562 ,and one is separately
placed as B-Bc-5563. As there is no catalogue
of Hertel’s works, the numbers given for the
concertos are taken from the manuscript Sig.
No. B-Bc-5562. Some of the pieces are dated
1749 (Concertos Nos. 3 and 9) and others
1756 (Concerto No.2). All the concertos were
prepared for this recording by Katarzyna
Pilipiuk, copying with a focus on accuracy;
only minor mistakes were corrected so as to
give the most faithful transmission of the
composer’s ideas. The material is very clear,
with all the pieces noted by the composer in
score form. All of them have signs of stylistic
inspiration from the works of Carl Philipp
Emanuel Bach, in particular Concerto No.5,
which is an excellent work in the
Empfindsamer Stil.
Other information:
● Recorded March 2023 in Kraków, Poland
● Pilipiuk plays a Baroque oboe by Randall
Cook (2019), after Jonathan Bradbury (c.1720)
● Booklet in English contains liner notes by the
artist, and biographies of her and of the
ensemble

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia in D Major (arr. M. Dupré for organ) 04:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia in D Major (arr. M. Dupré for organ)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  2. 2 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. M. Duruflé for organ) 02:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. M. Duruflé for organ)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  3. 3 Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona (arr. H. Messerer for organ) 16:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona (arr. H. Messerer for organ)
    Duration
    16:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  4. 4 Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on the G String" (arr. O. Penin for organ) 04:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on the G String" (arr. O. Penin for organ)
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  5. 5 Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (arr. T. Murray for organ) 01:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (arr. T. Murray for organ)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  6. 6 Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. O. Penin for organ) 02:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. O. Penin for organ)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  7. 7 Pièce d'Orgue in G Major, BWV 572, "Fantasia in G Major" 11:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    Pièce d'Orgue in G Major, BWV 572, "Fantasia in G Major"
    Duration
    11:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  8. 8 Das Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, BWV 622 07:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    Das Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, BWV 622
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  9. 9 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 09:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
    Duration
    09:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin
  10. 10 Komm, susser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh! (Come Sweet Death), BWV 478 (arr. V. Fox for organ) 08:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    Komm, susser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh! (Come Sweet Death), BWV 478 (arr. V. Fox for organ)
    Duration
    08:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olivier Penin