You can call me Johann. But don't expect me to answer to that.
More “Squire of Gothos” music.
As I wrote in yesterday’s post, the harpsichord is an instantly recognizable instrument. As such, it’s likely you either love it or hate it. Very people probably hear the harpsichord and say, “Meh.”
Of the five compositions here, I liked Concerto for Harpsichord, 2 flutes, strings, and orchestra in F major (BWV 1057) the best, and that’s because it’s a re-arrangement of Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (BWV 1049). This arrangement is very nice. I like the delicate interplay between the flutes and the other instruments. This is quite pleasant to listen to, and bears repeated listenings.
As with all of these Brilliant Classics CDs, the musicianship is superb, as are the recordings themselves.
Musicians singled out on the CD sleeve are: Christine Schornsheim and Armin Thalheim (BWV 1060, 1065), Mechtild Stark (BWV 1065), Violetta Liebsch (BWV 1065), Paul Leenhouts (BWV 1057) and Karel van Steenhoven (BWV 1057).
The Orchestral performance is provided by Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, conducted by Burkhard Glaetzner.
This was another favorite CD of mine. So far. I’m sure I’ll have many favorite before the next 148 days are past. But, for now, this ranks up near the top of the seven I’ve heard so far.
These are the compositions on this CD (which was recorded in 1992):
BWV 1056 – 1742 (Bach was 57)
BWV 1057 – 1743 (Bach was 58)
BWV 1058 – 1744 (Bach was 59)
BWV 1060 – 1735 (Bach was 50)
BWV 1065 – 1735 (Bach was 50)
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