Topic: Bach's Orchestral Music (Brandenburgs, Suites & Concertos)

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Cafe Zimmermann has been my favorite for a while.
I’m listening to this today and liking it more than Kuijken, Suzuki or Alessandrini. Maybe it’s as good as Zimmermann for me. I can’t say why yet. I think it may be a bad point of mine that I’m partial towards certain recordings soundscapes. But it’s also texture. I’m not quite sure about the finer points of larger ensemble music. I guess this one is on the brisk side:

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A harpsichord that cuts through the music in an interesting way. It's a slightly different tonal environment that's created. I don't know if it's the instrument, the recording technique, or a little of both.

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Takashi Watanabe organ
Ensemble Cordia


Maybe something to check out.

[(: premont :)]

Takashi Watanabe organ
Ensemble Cordia


Maybe something to check out.

Both (this and the Corti) are already on my wish-list.

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Both (this and the Corti) are already on my wish-list.

I found that I didn’t like the way this was recorded. It’s just too distant-sounding.

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I’m interested in 1044: triple concerto. It seems like a more complex work and different than the others, not merely for the somewhat unique instrumentation.

This still attracts me as it has Schornsheim on a fortepiano:

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The instruments in BWV 1044 are basically the same as in Brandenburg #5.
But it is  a unique work as it was contructed from a trio sonata movement (the middle one) and a prelude and fugue. I am too lazy to look up the BWV numbers of the sources.
I used to find it a bit boring but while not a favorite I find it now a fascinating piece.

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This still attracts me as it has Schornsheim on a fortepiano:

She only plays a Müthel concerto on that CD. The pianoforte in BWV 1044 is played by Zvi Meniker and the harpsichord in BWV 1052 by Rafael Alpermann. However a nice listenable CD.

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She only plays a Müthel concerto on that CD. The pianoforte in BWV 1044 is played by Zvi Meniker and the harpsichord in BWV 1052 by Rafael Alpermann. However a nice listenable CD.

Gosh, I must have known that at some point. But I've not heard much of Meniker. It's an interesting version.