Michael Borgstede, Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens - Rolle: Sinfonias & Harpsichord Concertos (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sinfonia in D Major: I. Allegro
02. Sinfonia in D Major: II. Andante con flauti
03. Sinfonia in D Major: III. Allegro
04. Harpsichord Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Harpsichord Concerto in F Major: II. Larghetto e cantabile
06. Harpsichord Concerto in F Major: III. Allegro
07. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro
08. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: II. Larghetto
09. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major: III. Allegro
10. Harpsichord Concerto in G Minor: I. Allegro
11. Harpsichord Concerto in G Minor: II. Adagio
12. Harpsichord Concerto in G Minor: III. Presto
13. Sinfonia in F Major: I. Allegro
14. Sinfonia in F Major: II. Andante
15. Sinfonia in F Major: III. Poco presto

When Johann Heinrich Rolle was born, Bach was 31 years old; when he died, Mozart, then in Vienna, was nearing his 30th birthday. In retrospect, it is tempting to count him among the countless transitional musicians who distanced themselves from the Baroque, embraced the fashionable galanteries of the time, and thus helped pave the way for the Classical era--as if they had foreseen what was to come. Rolle's career was indeed typical of his era: organist in Magdeburg, student of law, later active in Berlin--first as a legal advisor, then as a violinist and violist in the service of Frederick the Great--before returning to Magdeburg as organist, cantor, and municipal music director. In addition to a wealth of oratorios and cantatas, he produced a substantial body of instrumental music which, as this symphonic-concertante selection shows, places him firmly within the stylistic currents of his time: light-footed, elegant, spirited, and transparent--in short, so galant that the listener is delightfully engaged from start to finish.

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