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Summary: A must buy
Comment: I don't know much about classical music unlike the other reviewers for this CD. However, I was fortunate in that my mother bought me a record (remember them?) of Concertos no 1,3 and 5. You get
1. all 6 Brandenburg concertos beautifully played by English Chamber Orchestra. Normally albums of Bach's Brandenburg concertos only have three of the concertos. Having listened to a few of these, the quality of this CD is at least equal to those recordings in my opinion.
2. two additional concertos: the Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings and the Concerto for Flute and Strings. The first of these, as observed in the other reviews, is stunning.
I think this CD is fabulous to listen to and is a complete steal for the price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One to own!
Comment: Some of the most celebrated and widely recorded of Bach's works lie in his concerti - such a wide choice makes it very hard for us to know which recordings to buy. I can safely say however that you need look no further than this, particularly in the case of Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin. We live in a day and age where the discussion of baroque authenticity is rife amongst performers, scholars and music appreciaters. The question of what is "correct" in baroque performance, what is authentic to the past and moreover what makes a good performance in this day and age is constantly addressed, creating lots of exciting new ideas and philosophies, but naturally no answers. Recordings such as this, however, give us the answers in no uncertain terms. No amount of talking, philosophising or re-creating of the past substitutes a truelly intuitive musical performance. Tess Miller and Carmel Kaine create something truely sublime, natural and authentic spiritually. It is worth owning this CD simply to hear this remarkable duo!
Customer Rating:
Summary: One to own!
Comment: Some of the most celebrated and widely recorded of Bach's works lie in his concerti - such a wide choice makes it very hard for us to know which recordings to buy. I can safely say however that you need look no further than this, particularly in the case of Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin. We live in a day and age where the discussion of baroque authenticity is rife amongst performers, scholars and music appreciaters. The question of what is "correct" in baroque performance, what is authentic to the past and moreover what makes a good performance in this day and age is constantly addressed, creating lots of exciting new ideas and philosophies, but naturally no answers. Recordings such as this, however, give us the answers in no uncertain terms. No amount of talking, philosophising or re-creating of the past substitutes a truelly intuitive musical performance. Tess Miller and Carmel Kaine create something truely sublime, natural and authentic spiritually. It is worth owning this CD simply to hear this remarkable duo!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Bach Concertos
Comment: Some of the most celebrated and widely recorded of Bach's music lies in his concerti, and naturally one wonders which recordings to buy with so much choice. I was totally struck by the performance of the concerti on this disc - I can honestly say that you need look no further, in particular for the recording of Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin. In a time and age where the question of baroque authenticity is rife, scholars, performers and music appreciaters have began to pose questions as to what one looks for in a performance, what is correct and incorrect and moreover, what makes a good performance. Timeless recordings like this answer these questions in no uncertain terms, and remind us that no amount of talking, philosophising and by-the-book reinventing of the past will substitute a truelly musically intuitive performance. Tess Miller and Carmel Kaine create something totally sublime - this disc is certainly one to own, even if only to hear this remarkable duo!
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