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Here once more are Dutch harpsichordist Bob van Asperen's early '90s recordings of the complete solo harpsichord concertos of J.S. Bach. Accompanied by the one-player-to-a-part Melante Amsterdam ensemble and recorded by Virgin, these were superb performances in their time and they still sound superb in this 2008 two-disc Virgin Veritas set. Trained under Gustav Leonhardt, Asperen is a light-toned but deeply expressive soloist who can tear into the D minor Concerto's demonic opening Allegro with diabolical sangfroid as well as soar through the F minor Concerto's sublime central Largo with ardent serenity. The small size of the accompanying forces makes these performances far more like chamber music than orchestral music, and the skill of the Melante Amsterdam musicians makes their ensemble playing far more like a jazz band than a classical orchestra. With Asperen's reconstruction of the "lost" D minor Concerto as a sort of appendix, this set should be heard by anyone who loves the music or the composer.
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Concerto pour clavecin en mi majeur, BWV 1053 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Concerto pour clavecin en ré mineur, BWV 1052 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, MainArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Bob van Asperen/Melante Amsterdam, MainArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Bob van Asperen/Melante Amsterdam, MainArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Concerto pour clavecin en ré majeur, BWV 1054 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
DISC 2
Concerto pour clavecin en fa majeur, BWV 1057 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Concerto pour clavecin en fa mineur, BWV 1056 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Concerto pour clavecin en sol mineur, BWV 1058 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Concerto pour clavecin en la majeur, BWV 1055 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Conductor, Harpsichord, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Concerto pour clavecin en ré mineur, BWV 1059 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Simon Woods, Producer, Produced by - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Arranger, Harpsichord, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Lead Vocals, Ensemble
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1993 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Woods, Producer, Produced by - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Arranger, Harpsichord, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Lead Vocals, Ensemble
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1993 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Woods, Producer, Produced by - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bob Van Asperen, Arranger, Harpsichord, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Melante Amsterdam, Lead Vocals, Ensemble
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1993 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
Here once more are Dutch harpsichordist Bob van Asperen's early '90s recordings of the complete solo harpsichord concertos of J.S. Bach. Accompanied by the one-player-to-a-part Melante Amsterdam ensemble and recorded by Virgin, these were superb performances in their time and they still sound superb in this 2008 two-disc Virgin Veritas set. Trained under Gustav Leonhardt, Asperen is a light-toned but deeply expressive soloist who can tear into the D minor Concerto's demonic opening Allegro with diabolical sangfroid as well as soar through the F minor Concerto's sublime central Largo with ardent serenity. The small size of the accompanying forces makes these performances far more like chamber music than orchestral music, and the skill of the Melante Amsterdam musicians makes their ensemble playing far more like a jazz band than a classical orchestra. With Asperen's reconstruction of the "lost" D minor Concerto as a sort of appendix, this set should be heard by anyone who loves the music or the composer.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 02:01:05
- Main artists: Bob Van Asperen
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics
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