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Considering the vast array of recordings available of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos -- ranging from modernized performances by large ensembles to historical re-creations on original instruments in smaller numbers -- some listeners may seek a good compromise that simply does justice to the music without fussing about authenticity. Benjamin Britten's interpretations of the Brandenburgs occupy a middle ground between extremes, and these tasteful performances should satisfy all but the most partisan advocates of one performance practice over the other. Informed by the musicological discoveries of the 1960s in terms of rhythmic nuances and appropriate ornamentation, Britten's performances are rich with Baroque inflections without sounding unnaturally contrived. The scaled-down English Chamber Orchestra is lean, but the ensemble plays with all the warmth and resonance its modern instruments afford and avoids the pitfalls of experimenting with untried and temperamental Baroque instruments, all too common and painful in early music efforts of the time. As an added inducement, this London double decker also contains fine performances by Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields of the Concerto for violin, oboe, and strings in D minor and the Concerto for flute and strings in G minor, both reconstructions based on two of Bach's harpsichord concertos.
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
DISC 2
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat, BWV 1051 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings & Continuo in C Minor, BWV 1060 - Arr. Hogwood for Violin, Oboe & Strings (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tess Miller, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carmel Kaine, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tess Miller, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carmel Kaine, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tess Miller, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carmel Kaine, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056 - Arr. Hogwood for Flute & Strings (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Hogwood, Arranger, Work Arranger - William Bennett, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Hogwood, Arranger, Work Arranger - William Bennett, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Hogwood, Arranger, Work Arranger - William Bennett, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
Considering the vast array of recordings available of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos -- ranging from modernized performances by large ensembles to historical re-creations on original instruments in smaller numbers -- some listeners may seek a good compromise that simply does justice to the music without fussing about authenticity. Benjamin Britten's interpretations of the Brandenburgs occupy a middle ground between extremes, and these tasteful performances should satisfy all but the most partisan advocates of one performance practice over the other. Informed by the musicological discoveries of the 1960s in terms of rhythmic nuances and appropriate ornamentation, Britten's performances are rich with Baroque inflections without sounding unnaturally contrived. The scaled-down English Chamber Orchestra is lean, but the ensemble plays with all the warmth and resonance its modern instruments afford and avoids the pitfalls of experimenting with untried and temperamental Baroque instruments, all too common and painful in early music efforts of the time. As an added inducement, this London double decker also contains fine performances by Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields of the Concerto for violin, oboe, and strings in D minor and the Concerto for flute and strings in G minor, both reconstructions based on two of Bach's harpsichord concertos.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 02:06:24
- Main artist: English Chamber Orchestra
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 1995 Decca Music Group Limited This Compilation ℗ 1995 Decca Music Group Limited
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