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C.P.E. Bach & Graun: Viola Concertos
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C.P.E. Bach & Graun: Viola Concertos

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Composer
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Gottlieb Graun
Artist
Mathis Rochat, Stephen Waarts, Christine Theus, Camerata Schweiz
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Apr 05, 2024
Catalog #
555613-2
UPC
761203561322

About

For some time, writes viola virtuoso Mathis Rochat in the preface of this new release, he had been thinking to adapt Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Cello Concerto in B-flat Major for his own use. He calls it a "somewhat audacious transcription", but the range of the solo part is well-suited for the viola and can be performed on the instrument with great ease. Which had to be proven first! Indeed, the young Swiss artist lends the "higher-pitched" composition a power of momentum and elasticity from which the already supple, melodious music can only benefit. All the more, since it is a superb "overture" to both of the following works, which Johann Gottlieb Graun, eleven years Bach's senior, had intended for the viola. Sometimes flanked by its little sister, as in the quiet Sturm und Drang C Minor concerto, then alone in sole competition with the string orchestra, this under-appreciated instrument shows in the music of the Berlin Court a wealth of expression that need not hide behind its higher and lower rivals.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegretto 08:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  2. 2 II. Adagio 06:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  3. 3 III. Allegro assai 06:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  4. 4 I. Allegro 08:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Stephen Waarts, Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  5. 5 II. Adagio con sordini 06:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio con sordini
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Stephen Waarts, Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  6. 6 III. Allegro 07:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Stephen Waarts, Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  7. 7 I. Allegretto 07:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  8. 8 II. Adagio, un poco andante 04:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio, un poco andante
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  9. 9 III. Allegro 05:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Mathis Rochat, Christine Theus
    Ensemble
    Camerata Schweiz
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths