J. S. Bach: Original & Counterfeit - Concertos after BWV 1052, 1053, 1056 & 1057 Ensemble Odyssee

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Concerto in E-Flat Major, after BWV 1053, 169, 49, (Arr. for Recorder & Orchestra by Andrea Friggi & Anna Stegmann):
• 1 Bach: Concerto in E-Flat Major, after BWV 1053, 169, 49, (Arr. for Recorder & Orchestra by Andrea Friggi & Anna Stegmann): I. [Allegro] 07:56
• 2 Bach: Concerto in E-Flat Major, after BWV 1053, 169, 49, (Arr. for Recorder & Orchestra by Andrea Friggi & Anna Stegmann): II. Siciliano 05:54
• 3 Bach: Concerto in E-Flat Major, after BWV 1053, 169, 49, (Arr. for Recorder & orchestra by Andrea Friggi & Anna Stegmann): III. Allegro 06:31
• Concerto in D Minor, after BWV 1052, 146, (Arr. for Violin & Strings by Eva Saladin & Andrea Friggi):
• 4 Bach: Concerto in D Minor, after BWV 1052, 146, (Arr. for Violin & Strings by Eva Saladin & Andrea Friggi): I. Allegro 08:20
• 5 Bach: Concerto in D Minor, after BWV 1052, 146, (Arr. for Violin & Strings by Eva Saladin & Andrea Friggi): II. Adagio 06:45
• 6 Bach: Concerto in D Minor, after BWV 1052, 146, (Arr. for Violin & Strings by Eva Saladin & Andrea Friggi): III. Allegro 08:36
• Concerto in G Minor, after BWV 1056, (Arr. for Oboe & Strings by Georg Fritz & Andrea Friggi):
• 7 Bach: Concerto in G Minor, after BWV 1056, (Arr. for Oboe & Strings by Georg Fritz & Andrea Friggi): I. [Allegro] 04:09
• 8 Bach: Concerto in G Minor, after BWV 1056, (Arr. for Oboe & Strings by Georg Fritz & Andrea Friggi): II. Largo 02:39
• 9 Bach: Concerto in G Minor, after BWV 1056, (Arr. for Oboe & Strings by Georg Fritz & Andrea Friggi): III. Presto 03:38
• Concerto in F Major BWV 1057, 1049, (Arr. for Harpsichord, two Recorders & Strings by Johann Sebastian Bach):
• 10 Bach: Concerto in F Major BWV 1057, 1049, (Arr. for Harpsichord, two Recorders & Strings by Johann Sebastian Bach): I. [Allegro] 07:12
• 11 Bach: Concerto in F Major BWV 1057, 1049, (Arr. for Harpsichord, two Recorders & Strings by Johann Sebastian Bach): II. Andante 03:50
• 12 Bach: Concerto in F Major BWV 1057, 1049, (Arr. for Harpsichord, two Recorders & Strings by Johann Sebastian Bach): III. Allegro assai 05:12
• Total Runtime 01:10:42

Info for J. S. Bach: Original & Counterfeit - Concertos after BWV 1052, 1053, 1056 & 1057

For a long time, the fact that three of J.S. Bach’s harpsichord concertos are arrangements of earlier violin concertos led scholars to suspect that the remaining concertos were also adaptations of lost works for strings or winds, prompting several musicologists to attempt reconstructions. However, recent research has shown that they are more likely arrangements of earlier keyboard works. But what would Bach have done if he had to perform one of these pieces again and wished to showcase a different solo instrument? Ensemble Odyssee explores this question with three brand-new arrangements, presented alongside Bach’s own arrangement of his Fourth Brandenburg Concerto, each piece showcasing the virtuosity of the ensemble’s four core members.

Ensemble Odyssee

Ensemble Odyssee
Sonorities of the past can still speak to modern audiences: we are Ensemble Odyssee and this is why we make music. We are Anna Stegmann (recorder), Eva Saladin (violin), Georg Fritz (oboe), and Andrea Friggi (harpsichord), an Amsterdam-based ensemble that uses cutting-edge musicological research to push the boundaries of artistic creativity. Historically informed performance practice is our way of rediscovering lost sounds. From chamber music to full orchestra, we draw from the original instrumentation and offer its sounds to modern audiences. Our first CDs resurrected unknown repertoire from seventeenth-century Naples. Our latest one unearthed little-known English instrumental solo concertos. With each program, whether live or recorded, we bring back to life the sounds of a particular place and a particular time. Our sound is bold and precise because it is supported by solid musicological research. We perform regularly in different ensemble settings across Europe. As a chamber group, we were prize winner of Amsterdam’s prestigious International Van Wassenaer Concours, and have welcomed eminent guest artists such as sopranos Raffaella Milanesi and Claron McFadden, and counter tenor Filippo Mineccia.

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