On Synergy, flautist Sharon Bezaly and her musician friends demonstrate that one plus one can be much greater than two. Featuring works that celebrate the coming together of like-minded musicians, this project is a reminder, after more than two years of a pandemic that has affected all of us, that true musical synergy can only be achieved 'face-to-face', rather than 'remotely'. With his Concerto for flute and recorder, Telemann not only creates a fusion of different musical styles of his time - namely Italian, German and French - but also shows a gift for borrowing elements from popular music. Saint-SaÃ«ns brings swirling colors and energy with a Tarentelle for flute, clarinet and orchestra, that at times displays obsessive, even threatening undertones. From the same period, Doppler's Concerto for two flutes is not far from the world of opera, providing the two soloists with ample opportunity to shine like two singers in front of an orchestra. In addition to celebrating the synergy created between musicians, the last two works featured on this disc, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 and Suite from the Orchestral Works, are telling examples of synergy between composers: it is as if Villa-Lobos and Mahler were shaking hands with Johann Sebastian Bach across distances of thousands of miles and hundreds of years.

Tracklist:

Concerto For Recorder & Flute In E Minor, Twv 52:E1: I. Largo
Concerto For Recorder & Flute In E Minor, Twv 52:E1: II. Allegro
Concerto For Recorder & Flute In E Minor, Twv 52:E1: III. Largo
Concerto For Recorder & Flute In E Minor, Twv 52:E1: IV. Presto
Tarentelle, Op. 6
Flute Concerto In D Minor (Arr. A. Adorján): I. Allegro Maestoso
Flute Concerto In D Minor (Arr. A. Adorján): II. Andante
Flute Concerto In D Minor (Arr. A. Adorján): III. Allegro
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6, W392: I. Ária
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6, W392: II. Fantasia
Orchestral Suite No. 2 In B Minor, Bwv 1067 (Arr. G. Mahler) [Excerpts]: I. Ouverture
Orchestral Suite No. 2 In B Minor, Bwv 1067 (Arr. G. Mahler) [Excerpts]: II. Rondeau - Badinerie - Rondeau
Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 1068 (Arr. G. Mahler) [Excerpts]: III. Air
Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 1068 (Arr. G. Mahler) [Excerpts]: IV. Gavottes I & II
Orchestral Suite No. 2 In B Minor, Bwv 1067 (Arr. G. Mahler) [Excerpts]: VII. Badinerie

UPC: 7318599923390
Label: Bis
Release Date: 9.2.22
Format: CD

J Bach .S. / Bezaly / Sambeek - Synergy (Hybr) (CD)