Goldberg Baroque Ensemble, Alina Ratkowska - Goldberg: Harpsichord Concertos (2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, DürG 16: I. Allegro
02. Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, DürG 16: II. Largo
03. Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, DürG 16: III. Allegro di molto
04. Harpsichord Concerto in E-Flat Major, DürG 15: I. Allegro
05. Harpsichord Concerto in E Flat Major, DürG 15: II. Largo con sordini
06. Harpsichord Concerto in E Flat Major, DürG 15: III. Allegro di molto



Johann Sebastian Bach regarded the young Johann Gottlieb Goldberg as his most talented pupil. Not much more is known about the Danzig native Goldberg besides the fact that he was the dedicatee of the famous variations bearing his name. He died of tuberculosis at the very early age of twenty-nine but left behind a compact oeuvre giving us an idea of what might have come next.

Alina Ratkowska teams up with the Goldberg Baroque Ensemble from the composer's native Danzig/Gdansk on this recording of his two extant harpsichord concertos - which with their elegance, sensibility, and expression very much move beyond his teacher's contrapuntal style.

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