Academy of Ancient Music – The Six Brandenburg Concertos 1[DST SACD

专辑简介：
There’s no shortage of mainstream orchestral versions of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, but period ensembles usually play them as works for chamber orchestra, with their string sections pared down. In Richard Egarr’s historically informed performances with the Academy of Ancient Music, the strings are limited to single instruments per part, much as Bach likely expected & probably got, if these concertos were actually played in his day. Listeners accustomed to big-sounding performances with the lush strings of large-scale modern orchestras may cringe when hearing the extremely lean textures in these 2008 recordings, but authentic interpretations really do demand reduced forces, & most of the time there is no problem if the conductor finds the right balance. However, the scanty strings heard here are often drowned out by the robust woodwinds & brass instruments in the Brandenburg Concertos 1 & 2, & even the fully realized continuo part of harpsichord & cello is audibly thicker than the wiry tone produced by the solo strings. Beyond this, shrinking the ensemble to a skeleton crew seems to subvert the basic idea of the concerto grosso – of which the Brandenburgs are important examples – which pits the concertino (a small group of soloists) against the ripieno (the full ensemble); this becomes a moot point where there is minimal difference between the groups. In terms of sound, the performances have a nice luster, thanks to expert playing on authentic instruments & responsive acoustics, & the winds are exceptionally clear & vibrant. But because the strings have been thinned so drastically, these Brandenburgs will likely be of interest only to Egarr’s & the Academy’s devoted fans.
曲目列表：
1 Concerto No. 1 in F Major – (Allegro) 04:12.92
2 Concerto No. 1 in F Major – Adagio 03:09.40
3 Concerto No. 1 in F Major – Allegro 04:29.93
4 Concerto No. 1 in F Major – Menuet-Trio-Menuet-Poloinesse-Menuet-Trio-Menuet 09:51.72
5 Concerto No. 2 in F Major – (Allegro) 05:11.48
6 Concerto No. 2 in F Major – Adante 03:20.95
7 Concerto No. 2 in F Major – Allegro assai 02:46.69
8 Concerto No. 3 in G Major – (Allegro)-Adagio 05:55.76
9 Concerto No. 3 in G Major – Allegro 05:04.51