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Period-style performances of Johann Sebastian Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos were once a specialized interest, directed at a small audience of connoisseurs of early music. However, after several decades of increased interest and availability on recordings, they have become well-established in the classical mainstream, and most listeners have accepted the historical treatment of these works, played by a small ensemble on original instruments or modern copies, with light textures, crisp sonorities, and varying degrees of ornamentation and improvisation. Concerto Copenhagen, under the direction of Lars Ulrik Mortensen, serves up a straightforward reading of the Brandenburg Concertos on a variety of Baroque instruments, and the ensemble's sound is lean and focused, delivering melodic lines with clarity and without an excess of embellishment, more or less reproducing details as they appear in Bach's scores. Compared with the super-fast performances by John Eliot Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists, or the rambunctiously free stylings by Jeannette Sorrel and Apollo's Fire, Mortensen's interpretations are almost conservative, and there are no major surprises. To the extent that this version could be called by-the-book, it should give confidence to buyers looking for a solid performance that will meet expectations, with CPO's terrific multichannel sound thrown into the bargain.
© TiVo
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
DISC 2
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Artist - Concerto Copenhagen , Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
Album review
Period-style performances of Johann Sebastian Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos were once a specialized interest, directed at a small audience of connoisseurs of early music. However, after several decades of increased interest and availability on recordings, they have become well-established in the classical mainstream, and most listeners have accepted the historical treatment of these works, played by a small ensemble on original instruments or modern copies, with light textures, crisp sonorities, and varying degrees of ornamentation and improvisation. Concerto Copenhagen, under the direction of Lars Ulrik Mortensen, serves up a straightforward reading of the Brandenburg Concertos on a variety of Baroque instruments, and the ensemble's sound is lean and focused, delivering melodic lines with clarity and without an excess of embellishment, more or less reproducing details as they appear in Bach's scores. Compared with the super-fast performances by John Eliot Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists, or the rambunctiously free stylings by Jeannette Sorrel and Apollo's Fire, Mortensen's interpretations are almost conservative, and there are no major surprises. To the extent that this version could be called by-the-book, it should give confidence to buyers looking for a solid performance that will meet expectations, with CPO's terrific multichannel sound thrown into the bargain.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:34:13
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Concerto Copenhagen Lars Ulrik Mortensen
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: CPO
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2018 CPO (P) 2018 CPO
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