Our highly acclaimed Bach series featuring the Concerto Copenhagen and Lars Ulrik Mortensen continues this month with a release on which the master's Brandenburg Concertos and the successful Danish ensemble are heard in surround sound. The Brandenburg Concertos are practically synonymous with Baroque music; for the general music public these six instrumental concertos represent the quintessence of the Baroque musical era. Bach himself presumably would have been surprised to learn of their symbolic status. After all, he happened to compose them by pure chance and over a longer period of time. After the Brandenburg Concertos had slumbered for a century, these Â»Sleeping BeautiesÂ« were delivered from archival obscurity in 1850 - when the Bach Society of Leipzig was established and undertook the publication of a complete edition of the works of it's composer on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of his death. However, another century passed before the concertos came to enjoy the great popularity they have today. Concerto Copenhagen conveys the unique experience of an artistic depth connected and united with the celebration of life, erudition, and spontaneity representing the true hallmarks of Bach's music.

Tracklist:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major, Bwv 1046: I. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major, Bwv 1046: II. Adagio
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major, Bwv 1046: III. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major, Bwv 1046: IV. Menuetto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Bwv 1047: I. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Bwv 1047: II. Andante
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Bwv 1047: III. Allegro Assai
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major, Bwv 1048: I. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major, Bwv 1048: II. Adagio
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major, Bwv 1048: III. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Bwv 1049: I. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Bwv 1049: II. Andante
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Bwv 1049: III. Presto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major, Bwv 1050: I. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major, Bwv 1050: II. Affettuoso
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major, Bwv 1050: III. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major, Bwv 1051: I. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major, Bwv 1051: II. Adagio Ma Non Tanto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major, Bwv 1051: III. Allegro

UPC: 761203515820
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 11.2.18
Format: CD

J Bach S / Concerto Copenhagen - Brandenburg Concertos (2 CD)