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One might object to certain details in this recording of harpsichord concertos from Germany in the middle 18th century, all but one (that by Ernst Wilhelm Wolf) from the Prussian court in Berlin. The one-instrument-per-part forces don't accord with images from the time and require a rather aggressive tone from Ensemble Diderot. The sound from the over-live and over-bright Gustav-Mahler-Auditorium in Toblach, Italy, isn't especially idiomatic, but these details don't matter too much, for listeners will be glad to hear this repertory. Harpsichordist Philippe Grisvard, playing a 2015 Christoph Kern copy of an instrument by the German builder Michael Mietke, is fluent and naturally melodic. When music from this place and era is performed, it is usually by C.P.E. Bach or one of his siblings, but they are omitted here in favor of a group of composers who, for most listeners, will be little-known (Carl Heinrich Graun) or completely obscure (such as Christoph Nichelmann, a student of J.S. Bach in Leipzig, or Christoph Schaffrath). The quality of the whole is remarkably high. Influences from both J.S. and C.P.E. Bach are detectable, but each composer makes something distinctive of them. Sample the densely contrapuntal opening of the Harpsichord Concerto in C minor of Schaffrath, gracefully resolving to more galant sounds. All the recordings are world premieres. Two of the works are in minor keys, suggesting that the Sturm und Drang movement extended far beyond C.P.E.'s and Haydn's well-known examples. This is a recording that will rewrite the 18th century repertory a bit, and lovers of music from this era will find it essential listening. It landed on classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2024.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor (Christoph Nichelmann)
Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Christoph Nichelmann, Composer - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Christoph Nichelmann, Composer - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Christoph Nichelmann, Composer - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, WVC:XIII:72 (Carl Heinrich Graun)
Carl Heinrich Graun, Composer - Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Carl Heinrich Graun, Composer - Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Carl Heinrich Graun, Composer - Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Harpsichord Concerto in C Minor, CSWV:C:11 (Christoph Schaffrath)
Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Christoph Schaffrath, Composer - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Christoph Schaffrath, Composer - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Christoph Schaffrath, Composer - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Harpsichord Concerto in B-Flat Major (Ernst Wilhelm Wolf)
Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Wilhelm Wolf, Composer - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Wilhelm Wolf, Composer - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Philippe Grisvard, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Johannes Pramsohler, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernst Wilhelm Wolf, Composer - Ensemble Diderot, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Audax Records 2024 Audax Records
Album review
One might object to certain details in this recording of harpsichord concertos from Germany in the middle 18th century, all but one (that by Ernst Wilhelm Wolf) from the Prussian court in Berlin. The one-instrument-per-part forces don't accord with images from the time and require a rather aggressive tone from Ensemble Diderot. The sound from the over-live and over-bright Gustav-Mahler-Auditorium in Toblach, Italy, isn't especially idiomatic, but these details don't matter too much, for listeners will be glad to hear this repertory. Harpsichordist Philippe Grisvard, playing a 2015 Christoph Kern copy of an instrument by the German builder Michael Mietke, is fluent and naturally melodic. When music from this place and era is performed, it is usually by C.P.E. Bach or one of his siblings, but they are omitted here in favor of a group of composers who, for most listeners, will be little-known (Carl Heinrich Graun) or completely obscure (such as Christoph Nichelmann, a student of J.S. Bach in Leipzig, or Christoph Schaffrath). The quality of the whole is remarkably high. Influences from both J.S. and C.P.E. Bach are detectable, but each composer makes something distinctive of them. Sample the densely contrapuntal opening of the Harpsichord Concerto in C minor of Schaffrath, gracefully resolving to more galant sounds. All the recordings are world premieres. Two of the works are in minor keys, suggesting that the Sturm und Drang movement extended far beyond C.P.E.'s and Haydn's well-known examples. This is a recording that will rewrite the 18th century repertory a bit, and lovers of music from this era will find it essential listening. It landed on classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2024.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:44
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Philippe Grisvard Ensemble Diderot Johannes Pramsohler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Audax Records
- Genre: Classical
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