Bach Sons - Symphonies, Concertos & C CD

CD1Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714–1788Hamburg Symphonies Wq183 (H663–666) with 12 obbligato parts Symphony in D Wq183 No.1 (H663)1 I. Allegro di molto 5’352 II. Largo 1’453 III. Presto 2’49 Symphony in E flat Wq183 No.2 (H664)4 I. Allegro di molto 3’495 II. Larghetto 1’286 III. Presto 5’24 Harpsichord Concerto in C minor Wq43 No.4 (H474)7 I. Allegro assai 3’278 II. Poco adagio 2’109 III. Tempo di menuetto 2’4510 IV. Allegro assai 4’38 Symphony in F Wq183 No.3 (H665)11 I. Allegro di molto 5’0012 II. Larghetto 2’3113 III. Presto 2’48 Symphony in G Wq183 No.4 (H666)14 I. Allegro assai 2’5715 II. Poco andante 5’0016 III. Presto 3’07 Marek Toporowski harpsichord (Wq43 No.4) & continuo (Wq183)Harpsichord: Frantisek Vyhnalek (1994), after an instrument by Pascal Taskin (1769)Solamente Naturali on period instrumentsDidier Talpain conductor Total time 55’22 CD2Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714–1788Berlin Symphonies Symphony in E flat Wq179 for 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings & b.c.1 I. Prestissimo 4’202 II. Larghetto 3’583 III. Presto 2’51 Symphony in F Wq181 for 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings & b.c.4 I. Allegro 3’205 II. Andante 4’166 III. Allegro assai 3’13 Symphony in C Wq174 for 2 flutes, 2 horns, strings & b.c.7 I. Allegro assai 3’128 II. Andante 3’439 III. Allegro 2’03 Symphony in F Wq175 for 2 flutes, 2 horns, strings & b.c.10 I. Allegro assai 3’3111 II. Andante 3’5112 III. Tempo di Menuetto 2’50 Symphony in E minor Wq178 for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings & b.c.13 I. Allegro assai 4’1814 II. Andante moderato 3’2615 III. Allegro 3’37 Kammerorchester ‘Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’Hartmut Haenchen conductor Total time 53’01 CD3Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714–1788 Flute Concerto in B flat WQ164 (orig. Oboe Concerto)1 I. Allegretto 7’552 II. Largo e mesto 8’063 III. Allegro moderato 5’43 Flute Concerto in D minor WQ224 I. Allegro 8’005 II. Un poco andante 7’256 III. Allegro di molto 7’13 Flute Concerto in E flat WQ165 (orig. Oboe Concerto)7 I. Allegro 6’378 II. Adagio ma non troppo 7’049 III. Allegro ma non troppo 5’57 Machiko Takahashi fluteConcertgebouw Chamber OrchestraRoland Kieft conductor Total time 64’29 CD4Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714–1788 Concerto for organ, strings and continuo in G Wq34 (H444)1 I. Allegro di molto (Cadenza: Roland Münch) 11’202 II. Largo 7’133 III. Presto 5’32 4 Prelude in D Wq70 No.7 (H107) 4’31 Concerto for organ, strings and continuo in B flat Wq35 (H446)5 I. Allegro moderato 6’076 II. Adagio sostenuto con sordini 7’387 III. Allegro 4’12 8 Fantasia and fugue in C minor Wq119 No.7 (H103) 5’40 Roland Münch organOrgel der Prinzessin Anna Amalia van Preußen(Migend-Orgel der Kirche ‘Zur frohen Botschaft’, Berlin-Karlshorst)Klaus Kirbach harpsichordKammerorchester ‘Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’Hartmut Haenchen conductor Total time 52’33 CD5Johann Christian 1735–1782 Sinfonia Concertante in G for 2 violins & cello1 I. Allegro 6’142 II. Andante 4’103 III. Menuetto 5’30 Sinfonia Concertante in E flat for 2 clarinets & bassoon4 I. Allegro assai 6’385 II. Larghetto 4’126 III. Menuetto 5’41 Sinfonia Concertante in A for violin & cello7 I. Andante di molto 7’438 II. Rondeau: Allegro assai 5’36 Sinfonia Concertante in E flat for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 oboes, 2 horns & cello9 I. Andante 8’2010 II. Menuetto 4’34 London Festival OrchestraRoss Pople conductor Total time 59’34 CD6Johann Christian 1735–1782Six Sonatas Op.5 (1765) Sonata No.1 in B flat1 I. Allegretto 3’202 II. Tempo di minuetto 2’40 Sonata No.2 in D3 I. Allegro di molto 4’304 II. Andante di molto 4’165 III. Minuetto 3’48 Sonata No.3 in G6 I. Allegro 3’457 II. Allegretto 4’08 Sonata No.4 in E flat8 I. Allegro 4’239 II. Rondeaux: Allegretto 3’42 Sonata No.5 in E10 I. Allegro assai 4’2811 II. Adagio 3’4312 III. Prestissimo 1’46 Sonata No.6 in C minor13 I. Grave 4’2014 II. Allegro moderato 3’3815 III. Allegretto 3’05
Bart van Oort harpsichord Total time 56’01 CD7Wilhelm Friedemann 1710–1784 Sinfonia in F ‘Dissonant’1 I. Vivace 4’192 II. Andante 3’063 III. Allegro 3’254 IV. Menuetto I & II 2’28 Sinfonia in F to the Whitsun Cantata ‘Ertönet, ihr seligen Völker’5 Un poco allegro 7’33 Sinfonia in D minor6 Adagio – Allegro e forte 9’20 Sinfonia in D to the Whitsun Cantata ‘Dies ist der Tag’7 I. Allegro e maestoso 3’428 II. Andante 2’409 III. Vivace 3’20 10 Sinfonia in D to the Ascension Cantata ‘Wo gehet die Lebensreise hin’ 3’17 11 Sinfonia in G to the Christmas Cantata ‘O Wunder’ 3’08 Suite in G minor BWV1070 (?W.F. Bach)12 I. Larghetto – Un poco allegro 4’5013 II. Torneo 2’1214 III. Aria: Adagio 3’1315 IV. Menuetto alternativo – Trio 4’3816 V. Capriccio 3’49 Kammerorchester ‘Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’ · Hartmut Haenchen conductor Total time 65’15 CD8Wilhelm Friedemann 1710–1784 Concerto in D F41 for harpsichord and strings (1735–40)1 I. Allegro 6’182 II. Andante 5’143 III. Presto 4’36 Concerto in A minor F45 for harpsichord and strings (1735–40)4 I. – 5’175 II. Larghetto 4’076 III. Allegro ma non molto 5’34 Concerto in F F10 for 2 harpsichords (c.1740)7 I. Allegro moderato 8’548 II. Andante 8’069 III. Presto 3’54 Concerto in E flat F46 for 2 harpsichords (c.1745)10 I. Un poco allegro 11’1811 II. Cantabile 3’2812 III. Vivace 8’09 Harmonices Mundi · Marco Facchin harpsichord II (tracks 7–12) · Claudio Astronio harpsichord & conductor Total time 73’02 CD9Wilhelm Friedemann 1710–1784Cantatas Lasset uns ablegen die Werke der Finsternis (‘Let us Cast off the Works of Darkness’)Cantata for the First Sunday of Advent for alto, tenor, bass, choir, two trumpets, timpani, transverse flute, two oboes, strings and basso continuo1 Chorus: Lasset uns ablegen die Werke der Finsternis 4’352 Recitative (Alto): Es ist nun hohe Zeit 0’463 Chorale: Steh auf vom Sündenschlaf 0’464 Recitative (Tenor): Drum, Vater 0’205 Aria (Soprano): Vater, mit Erbarmen 9’276 Accompanied Recitative: Ich weiß, die Nacht ist schon dahin 0’467 Aria (Alto): Ich ziehe Jesum an im Glauben 7’468 Chorale: Den Geist, der heilig ist 0’459 Chorus (da capo): Lasset uns ablegen die Werke der Finsternis 4’38 Es ist eine Stimme eines Predigers in der Wüste (‘The Voice of him that Crieth in the Wilderness’)Cantata for St John’s Day for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, choir, two trumpets, timpani, two oboes, strings and basso continuo10 Chorus: Es ist eine Stimme eines Predigers in der Wüste 6’4211 Recitative (Tenor): Gott hat uns Gnad und Heil 1’2112 Aria (Soprano): Der Trost gehöret nur vor Kinder 7’2813 Accompanied Recitative (Alto): Dein Heiland lässt die Bahn 1’5814 Aria (Bass): Holdseligster Engel 5’3115 Chorale: Wir Menschen sind zu dem, o Gott 0’51 Barbara Schlick soprano · Claudia Schubert altoWilfried Jochens tenor · Stephan Schreckenberger bassRheinische Kantorei · Das Kleine KonzertHermann Max conductor Total time 53’28 CD10Johann Christoph Friedrich 1732–1795 Symphony in B flat HWI No.201 I. Largo – Allegro 8’452 II. Andante con moto 6’453 III. Minuetto 4’294 IV. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando 3’51 Symphony in E flat HWI No.105 I. Allegro 3’066 II. Andante assai 6’087 III. Allegro assai 3’37 Symphony in C HWI No.68 I. Allegro di molto 4’219 II. Andante 7’5110 III. Allegro assai 6’26 Neues Bachisches Collegium MusicumBurkhard Glaetzner conductor Total time 55’34