Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra: Zefiro Baroque Orchestra
Conductor: Alfredo Bernardini
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Arcana
Size: 2.29 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
01. I. [¢ : Alla breve]
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
04. IV. Menuet – Trio I – Poloinesse – Trio II
Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047
05. I. [¢ : Alla breve]
06. II. Andante
07. III. Allegro assai
Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
08. I. [¢ : Alla breve] – Adagio
09. II. Allegro
Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andante
12. III. Presto
CD 02
Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Affettuoso
03. III. Allegro
Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051
04. I. [¢]
05. II. Adagio ma non tanto
06. III. Allegro
Ouverture [No. 2] in B Minor, BWV 1067
07. I. Ouverture
08. II. Rondeaux
09. III. Sarabande
10. IV. Bourrées 1 & 2
11. V. Polonoise (Moderato e staccato. Lentement) – Double
12. VI. Menuet
13. VII. Badinerie (spelled “battinerie” in the manuscript)
Recorded 27 September – 5 October 2017 at Teatro Ristori, Verona (Italy)
Following its highly acclaimed album featuring the three most richly scored Ouvertures (Gramophone Editor͛s Choice – shortlisted for the 2017 Gramophone Awards and included among the Top 10 recent Bach recordings), Zefiro comes full circle with the famous collection of Concerts avec plusieurs instruments, that kaleidoscope of colours that seems almost tailor-made to highlight the salient qualities of the ensemble founded by the three historical wind specialists Alfredo Bernardini, Paolo and Alberto Grazzi. Thanks to experience gained in countless performances and recordings with the leading conductors and ensembles, but also to thorough research into the most appropriate instruments and pitch (398 Hz, i.e. the ‘authentic’ French pitch), this brand new recording exudes liveliness, flair and knowledge, and features some of the greatest names on the Baroque music scene, among them Cecilia Bernardini, Gabriele Cassone, Francesco Corti, Lorenz Duftschmid, Marcello Gatti, Gaetano Nasillo and Dorothee Oberlinger. Also included is the more intimate B minor Suite with flute (BWV 1067), thus filling the gap left by the earlier recording. © Arcana