Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mario Brunello
Orchestra: Accademia dell’Annunciata
Conductor: Riccardo Doni
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Arcana
Catalogue: A535
Release: 2023
Size: 1.55 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Harpsichord Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054 (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello)
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio e piano sempre
03. III. Allegro
Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 972 (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello)
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Larghetto
06. III. Allegro
Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056R (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello)
07. I. […]
08. II. Largo
09. III. Presto
Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello)
10. I. Andante
11. II. Adagio
12. III: Presto
Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R (Transcr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Mario Brunello)
13. I. […]
14. II. Larghetto
15. III. Allegro ma non tanto
Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 (Arr. for Violoncello piccolo, Strings and Continuo by Riccardo Doni)
16. I. […]
17. II. Andante
18. III. Presto
After the success of their Tartini disc (Arcana 478, Diapason d’or, 5 stars from Musica), Mario Brunello and the Accademia dell’Annunciata return for an ingenious collection of six concertos, all of which are transcriptions of other works. Not only do we hear the keyboard arrangements of Venetian concertos such as Marcello’s famous oboe concerto and Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto RV230, but also reconstructed concertos by Bach such as those for oboe and oboe d’amore (BWV 1056 and 1055) and those that have come down to us in their original version — from the Violin Concerto BWV 1042 up to and including the renowned Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto BWV 971. The dialogue between the tutti and the solo passages in the latter work, only imagined in its keyboard version, here finds its full realisation in Riccardo Doni’s brilliant transcription for piccolo cello and strings, supported here by the energy and passion of the Accademia dell’Annunciata.
Bach Transcriptions is a surprising labyrinth of sound that forms the conclusion of Marco Brunello’s trilogy dedicated to Bach’s music, of works to which we listen afresh thanks to the expressive potential of the piccolo cello, an instrument that Bach himself had particularly appreciated.