Naxos Bach Edition 5 - Bach: Harpsichord Concertos III

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
January 1, 2000
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH J.S.
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Cologne Chamber Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Gerald, Hi, Corinne, Hambitzer, Michael, Chapelle, Lucas, Behringer, Barr
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2000
    • UPC
      636943460627
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8554606
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Michael Behringer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    2. II. Largo ovvero adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Michael Behringer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    3. III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Michael Behringer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    4. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Gerald Hambitzer, Christoph Anselm Noll

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    5. II. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Gerald Hambitzer, Christoph Anselm Noll

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    6. III. Vivace

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Gerald Hambitzer, Christoph Anselm Noll

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    7. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Michael Behringer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    8. II. Andante e piano

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Michael Behringer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    9. III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Michael Behringer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    10. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Christine Pichlmeier, Corinne Chapelle, Renee Ohldin, Lucas Barr

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    11. II. Alla Siciliana

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Christine Pichlmeier, Corinne Chapelle, Renee Ohldin, Lucas Barr

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    12. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Christine Pichlmeier, Corinne Chapelle, Renee Ohldin, Lucas Barr

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    13. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Christoph Anselm Noll, Robert Shaw, Gerald Hambitzer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    14. II. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Christoph Anselm Noll, Robert Shaw, Gerald Hambitzer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    15. III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Performer: Robert Hill, Christoph Anselm Noll, Robert Shaw, Gerald Hambitzer

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl


Bach's concertos for multiple harpsichords and orchestra are beloved by some and drive others crazy. Perhaps no other music so graphically illustrates Beecham's famous description of the sound of the solo instrument as "two skeletons copulating on a tin roof." The performers must exercise great care in selecting instruments that are not too "clangy" sounding, and the recording has to balance a need for warmth and roundness of tone with contrapuntal clarity. In fact, most of this music was originally composed for melody instruments (violin and oboe, principally), and Naxos has obligingly reconstructed the original versions on another disc in this excellent series. One of the nicest things about this particular disc is the presence of the original version (by Vivaldi) of the Concerto for Four Harpsichords, an impossible work that is performed here about as well as it ever has been. In fact, all of these performances are uniformly propulsive, tasteful, and above all genuinely comfortable to listen to. A good listen, then, but best enjoyed one work at a time. --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com