Robert Silla - J.S. Bach, Sonata & The Trio Sonatas (2025) Hi-Res

The present recording includes one of these arrangements by Bach himself. It is a version of the BWV 1030 sonata in B minor for flute and obbligato harpsichord, a work that is central to the flute players’ repertoire canon. An autograph score by Bach himself of the sonata BVW 1030 for flute and harpsichord is preserved, and presumably he wrote it around 1736/37, during Bach’s last years as conductor of the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig. The existence of several copying errors, due to the transcription process, suggests that it is an arrangement of an earlier version. This CD also illustrates how present-day musicians can arrange Bach’s compositions in accordance to his teachings, beyond the narrow limits set by the ideal of fidelity to the score. With good criteria, Il Maniatico Ensemble has arranged the six sonatas BWV 525 to 530, originally intended for organ, adapting them to an ensemble consisting of oboe, keyboard (harpsichord or organ), and cello. Thanks to this approach by Il Maniatico Ensemble, the listener has the opportunity to hear in a new light works that may well be familiar to them in their conventional versions. Given the mastery and beauty that Bach’s works always exhibit, one can expect that the renditions offered in this CD will surprise with other nuances and unexpected perspectives.