Bach - Harpsichord Concertos, Matthew Halls [24-192] torrent

Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1055, 1057 & 1058
Retrospect Ensemble / Matthew Halls, harpsichord & direction
24B/192kHz Stereo FLAC: 2,40 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Linn Records # CKD 410 | Country/Year: UK 2012
Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1055, 1057 & 1058

Retrospect Ensemble / Matthew Halls, harpsichord & direction

Label: Linn Records
Catalog#: CKD 410
Format: FLAC 24bit/192kHz, Album
Country: UK
Released: 2012
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

Tracklist:

Harpsichord Concerto in F Major BWV 1057
1. I.Allegro
2. II.Andante
3. III.Allegro assai
Harpsichord Concerto in G minor BWV 1058
4. I.Allegro
5. II.Andante
6. III.Allegro assai
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 1052
7. I.Allegro
8. II.Adagio
9. III.Allegro
Harpsichord Concerto in A major BWV 1055
10. I.Allegro
11. II.Larghetto
12. III.Allegro ma non troppo

Retrospect Ensemble:
Matthew Halls, harpsichord & direction
Sarah Sexton, violin I
Daniel Edgar, violin II
Emilia Benjamin, viola
Jonathan Manson, cello
Timothy Amherst, double bass
Rebecca Miles, recorder I
Ian Wilson, recorder II

Retrospect continue their highly acclaimed series of recordings with this current offering: J. S. Bach Harpsichord Concertos. Matthew Halls directs from the harpsichord in this elegantly virtuosic Bach performance. Revel in this fascinating recording - and even try to identify the 'Bach re-worked' passages...


17 April 2013 Fanfare Jerry Dubins

Matthew Halls [adds] two recorders to his string quintet for the F-Major Concerto, BWV 1057. Parts for two flùtes à bec are designated in Bach's manuscript, which is not surprising, given that the piece is largely a reworking of the composer's Fourth Brandenburg Concerto. The Retrospect Ensemble is fairly new to the scene. The British group was launched in 2009 with performances of Handel's Jeptha at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, and has since recorded Bach's Easter Oratorio , reviewed by George Chien in 35:1. If the Retrospect Ensemble is capable of expanding beyond its diminutive size on the current recording, it's also capable of shrinking-though not by much, lest it disappear altogether-into a spinoff group called the Retrospect Trio. In that guise, it recorded Purcell's Sonatas in Four Parts, a release reviewed and recommended by Christopher Brodersen in 33:2.

The playing of the Retrospect Ensemble is spot-on from beginning to end. Tempos are brisk but not pressed to the point that compromises articulation or unanimity of bowing and fingering, and the readings are buoyant, energetic, and fresh-sounding. Complemented by Linn's wonderfully clear and transparent multichannel recording, Bach's music shines