“Marcello Gatti, Michele Barchi and the single strings of Ensemble Aurora are all superb, playing with grace and style. This disc is very warmly recommended.” --Gramophone Magazine, April 2009
“Three pieces: a new concerto, an old friend in a (not very) different guise, and a repertory staple. The 'new concerto' is a reconstruction by Francesco Zimei based on movements from three of Bach's secular cantatas.
“Three pieces: a new concerto, an old friend in a (not very) different guise, and a repertory staple. The 'new concerto' is a reconstruction by Francesco Zimei based on movements from three of Bach's secular cantatas.
In his booklet-note, Zimei sets out the reasoning behind his choice: it reads convincingly and, more important, the result sounds convincing as well.
Orchestral JS Bach The 'old friend', billed as a Triple Concerto, is none other than the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto in an earlier version, BWV1050a. Most of us would be hard pressed to spot the difference – minor variations of figuration, mostly in the harpsichord part, and four bars less in the third movement – with two exceptions: there's no satisfying chord to herald the reprise in that movement, and the famous harpsichord cadenza consists of only 18 bars.
The 'repertory staple' is, of course, the Second Orchestral Suite. Marcello Gatti, Michele Barchi and the single strings of Ensemble Aurora are all superb, playing with grace and style. This disc is very warmly recommended.” --Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010
MP3 320 · 120 MB
Orchestral JS Bach The 'old friend', billed as a Triple Concerto, is none other than the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto in an earlier version, BWV1050a. Most of us would be hard pressed to spot the difference – minor variations of figuration, mostly in the harpsichord part, and four bars less in the third movement – with two exceptions: there's no satisfying chord to herald the reprise in that movement, and the famous harpsichord cadenza consists of only 18 bars.
The 'repertory staple' is, of course, the Second Orchestral Suite. Marcello Gatti, Michele Barchi and the single strings of Ensemble Aurora are all superb, playing with grace and style. This disc is very warmly recommended.” --Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010
MP3 320 · 120 MB
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