BACH J. Ch.: Symphonies Concertantes v.2

Halstead, Anthony;
Cracknell, Graham;
McDonald, Anna;
Robson, Anthony;
Ward, Jeremy;
Comberti, Sebastian;
Hanover Band

CPO 999537

In the newly emerging public concert life of the major European cities, a type of orchestral music with two or more solo voices flourished from around 1765 and was to last for around 60 years. Today, this genre is usually referred to as the Sinfonia Concertante. One of its main representatives was Johann Christian Bach, who alone wrote at least 17 works in this genre. In the view of Stanley Sadie, the well-known British scholar and editor of the New Grove Dictionary, no other composer's contributions to this genre have consistently reached such a high level as Bach. You can now look forward to our Vol. 2 of the Concertante Symphonies in our J. C. Bach Complete Edition with 3 masterpieces: the Concertante in B flat major with violin and cello, in F major with oboe and bassoon and in D major with two solo violins.

Works:

•Bach, J C: Concerto a piu instrumenti in D major, WC35
• Bach, J C: Sinfonia concertante in B flat major, WC46
• Bach, J C: Sinfonia concertante in F major, WC38

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CPO

09-11-2006

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