Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Release: 2021
Size: 514 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
01. I. —
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
04. IV. Menuetto. Trio I – Polacca – Trio II
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047
05. I. —
06. II. Andante
07. III. Allegro assai
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
08. I. —
09. II. Adagio
10. III. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049
11. I. Allegro
12. II. Andante
13. III. Presto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
14. I. Allegro
15. II. Affettuoso
16. III. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051
17. I. —
18. II. Adagio ma non tanto
19. III. Allegro
Nikolaus Harnoncourt remains a beacon for performing Bach’s works. Most of his recordings are true milestones of the discography.
This is the second recording of the Brandenburg Concertos he made for Teldec/Das Alte Werk, the first being the pioneering 1967 version. This last one was recorded in 1981, an early product of Teldec’s excellent Direct Metal Mastering, revisiting these masterpieces with freshness and improved technique.
“Great advances were made between the 1960s and the 1980s in rediscovering and developing techniques required to bring period horns, trumpets, oboes and flutes to life in a convincing way. (…) The level of execution is consistently high and the recorded sound all that one could wish for.” Gramophone