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Bach: The Imaginary Music Book . Cafe Zimmermann
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Bach: The Imaginary Music Book . Cafe Zimmermann

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Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Cafe Zimmermann
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Oct 08, 2021
Catalog #
ALPHA766
UPC
3760014197666

About

Johann Sebastian Bach has made the reputation of Café Zimmermann ever since the ensemble was formed in 1999. This new recording presents the music of the Leipzig Kantor from a different angle, that of the notebooks in which musicians wrote down pieces and movements they particularly liked. This recording brings together works composed by Bach in the late 1740s which may be described as intimate in character, including the famous trio sonata from his Musical Offering. The Baroque idiom of this 'experimental' sonata is contextualized by the innovative style developed by his son Carl Philipp Emanuel in one of his own trio sonatas. A number of arias by J. S. Bach are also presented here with exclusively instrumental forces. Under the direction of violinist Pablo Valetti and harpsichordist Céline Frisch, the ensemble even ventures into Mozartian territory with the Aria and Fugue K404a, taken from two pieces by Bach that Mozart himself had annotated and arranged in his own musical notebook. Finally, a chorale that Bach was particularly fond of, a three part fugue played here by harpsichord and flute. Carl Philipp Emanuel had it printed at the end of his father's musical testament, The Art of Fugue: 'Before thy throne I now appear'.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia 03:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  2. 2 I. Allegro 06:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  3. 3 II. Adagio ma non troppo 04:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  4. 4 III. Allegretto 06:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  5. 5 Prelude No. 4 (after BWV 527, second movement) 03:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 4 (after BWV 527, second movement)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  6. 6 Fugue No. 4 (after BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 8) 07:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 4 (after BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 8)
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  7. 7 Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Halleluja, Stark und Macht (arr. C. Frisch, P. Skalka, P. Valetti and K. Valter for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord) 04:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Halleluja, Stark und Macht (arr. C. Frisch, P. Skalka, P. Valetti and K. Valter for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord)
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  8. 8 Himmelskonig, sei willkommen, BWV 182: Sinfonia 01:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    Himmelskonig, sei willkommen, BWV 182: Sinfonia
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  9. 9 Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169: Gott soll allein mein Herze haben (arr. for flute, cello and harpsichord) 05:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169: Gott soll allein mein Herze haben (arr. for flute, cello and harpsichord)
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  10. 10 Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36: Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen (arr. C. Frisch, P. Skalka, P. Valetti and K. Valter for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord) 06:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36: Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen (arr. C. Frisch, P. Skalka, P. Valetti and K. Valter for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord)
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  11. 11 Ein ungefärbt Gemüte, BWV 24: Ein ungegefärbt Gemüte (arr. C. Frisch, P. Skalka, P. Valetti and K. Valter for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord) 03:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    Ein ungefärbt Gemüte, BWV 24: Ein ungegefärbt Gemüte (arr. C. Frisch, P. Skalka, P. Valetti and K. Valter for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  12. 12 Sonata sopra il Soggetto Reale: Largo 05:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sonata sopra il Soggetto Reale: Largo
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  13. 13 Sonata sopra il Soggetto Reale: Allegro 05:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    Sonata sopra il Soggetto Reale: Allegro
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  14. 14 Sonata sopra il Soggetto Reale: Andante 02:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    Sonata sopra il Soggetto Reale: Andante
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  15. 15 Sonata sopra il Soggetto Reale: Allegro 03:09
    Track
    15
    Title
    Sonata sopra il Soggetto Reale: Allegro
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann
  16. 16 Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668 (arr. C. Frisch, P. Skalka, P. Valetti and K. Valter for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord) 04:17
    Track
    16
    Title
    Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668 (arr. C. Frisch, P. Skalka, P. Valetti and K. Valter for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Café Zimmermann