Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto
Period: Baroque
Catalogue No: 8.554605
Barcode: 0636943460528
Release Date: 09/1999

BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 2

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the great organists of the early eighteenth century, his church appointments leading to a vast catalogue of sacred compositions. The scope of his secular music however, is distorted by Bach's frequent use of the same music rearranged for different instruments. The present disc is a perfect example of these dual-purpose compositions, the music being harpsichord adaptations of the famous violin concertos. Source material and end product are here demonstrated by the Concerto for three harpsichords, with the same work performed as it would have originally been composed for three violins.

Tracklist

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
1 I. Allegro 07:25
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 II. Adagio e piano sempre 05:59
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 III. Allegro 02:48
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hambitzer, Gerald (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
4 I. [Allegro] 03:39
Hambitzer, Gerald (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
5 II. Andante 04:45
Hambitzer, Gerald (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
6 III. Allegro assai 03:48
Hambitzer, Gerald (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Hambitzer, Gerald (harpsichord)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Noll, Christoph Anselm (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
7 I. [Allegro] 06:21
Hambitzer, Gerald (harpsichord)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Noll, Christoph Anselm (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
8 II. Adagio 05:18
Hambitzer, Gerald (harpsichord)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Noll, Christoph Anselm (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
9 III. Allegro 04:33
Hambitzer, Gerald (harpsichord)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Noll, Christoph Anselm (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Behringer, Michael (harpsichord)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Noll, Christoph Anselm (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
10 I. [Allegro] 04:32
Behringer, Michael (harpsichord)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Noll, Christoph Anselm (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
11 II. Alla Siciliana 04:10
Behringer, Michael (harpsichord)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Noll, Christoph Anselm (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
12 III. Allegro 04:42
Behringer, Michael (harpsichord)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Noll, Christoph Anselm (harpsichord)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Kufferath, Elisabeth (violin)
Pichlmeier, Christine (violin)
Rademacher, Winfried (violin)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
13 I. [Allegro] 06:00
Kufferath, Elisabeth (violin)
Pichlmeier, Christine (violin)
Rademacher, Winfried (violin)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
14 II. Adagio 05:59
Kufferath, Elisabeth (violin)
Pichlmeier, Christine (violin)
Rademacher, Winfried (violin)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
15 III. Allegro 04:28
Kufferath, Elisabeth (violin)
Pichlmeier, Christine (violin)
Rademacher, Winfried (violin)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:14:27