Zachary Carrettin, Yu-eun Kim, Brune Macary, Michael Lawrence Smith, Paul Miller - Boulder Bach Festival (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Concerto in D Minor for two violins, strings, and basso continuo, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
02. Concerto in D Minor for two violins, strings, and basso continuo, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
03. Concerto in D Minor for two violins, strings, and basso continuo, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
04. Lamento: Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte
05. Concerto in D Minor for harpsichord and strings, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
06. Concerto in D Minor for harpsichord and strings, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
07. Concerto in D Minor for harpsichord and strings, BWV 1052: III. Allegro
08. Motet: Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben



This album is the culmination of an extraordinarily fruitful artistic collaboration that took place at the 2022 Boulder Bach Festival in Boulder, Colorado. The recordings were made immediately after the public concerts concluded. They document four of the many memorable musical interpretations at the Festival, which occurred not just because of the many talented artists, but also thanks to the kindness and generosity of countless members of the community and region. Although many musicians converged on Boulder from all over the globe, the Festival also featured several remarkable local artists. The entire project took place against the backdrop of some of the most majestic natural scenery in the world.

Under the leadership of directors Zachary Carrettin and Mina Gajić, the artists – all of whom had extensive experience performing on period instruments or singing in historical ensembles – experimented with a novel interpretative approach: realizing historical idioms on modern setups. Nevertheless, some period nuances were mixed in, such as a baroque bow for the double bass and a classical viola bow. These musical decisions were made by ear and with the formidable professional experience of each player influencing each choice. Instead of calibrating musical interpretation to a specific historical setup, musicians took the opposite approach by calibrating their setup to the overarching interpretation. This strategy recaptured the radically authentic spirit of discovery, experimentation and risk that was the hallmark of the historical interpretation movement, now in its seventh decade.

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