Ensemble Caprice - Bach: Brandenburg Concertos - Shostakovich: Preludes Op. 87 (2012) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Fugue Op. 87, No.7
02. Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046: I. Allegro
03. Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
04. Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
05. Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046: IV. Menuetto
06. Prelude Op. 87, No. 18
07. Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047: I. Allegro
08. Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047: II. Andante
09. Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
10. Prelude Op. 87, No. 4
11. Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
12. Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048: II. Adagio
13. Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048: III. Allegro

CD2
01. Prelude Op. 87, No. 5
02. Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
03. Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049: II. Andante
04. Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049: III. Presto
05. Prelude Op. 87, No. 2
06. Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
07. Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
08. Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
09. Prelude Op. 87, No. 11
10. Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051: I. Allegro
11. Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto
12. Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
13. Prelude Op. 87, No. 7


Continuing Ensemble Caprice’s critically acclaimed recordings, the Toronto Star said of this release:

“This is no ordinary recording of J.S. Bach’s six masterpieces of Baroque instrumental music. For starters, the pieces are interwoven with period-instrument transcriptions of piano music written in the early 1950s by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.

It seems like a crazy mishmash, unless you happen to know that Shostakovich drew inspiration for his Op. 87 set of 24 preludes and fugues directly from Bach. With clever, colourful instrumentation and judicious transposition into different keys by Montreal-based Matthias Maute, old and newer compositions coexist as complements, shedding light back and forth on each other. This two-CD set is remarkable also for the vivid, richly textured, endearingly tousled performances by 25 members of Montreal’s Ensemble Caprice, led by conductor Maute. This is music one can savour over and over.”

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