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 Bach: Les Six Concerts Brandebourgeois / Savall, Et Al
Release Date: 08/15/2000 
Label:  Naive   Catalog #: 9948   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Josep BorrasPaolo GrazziThomas MüllerJavier Bonet-ManriqueAlfredo Bernardini
Fabio BiondiPaolo FaldiFriedemann ImmerPedro Memelsdorff
Giulio CapocacciaMarc HantaïPierre Hantaï
Conductor:  Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Capella Reial de CatalunyaLe Concert des Nations

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 38 Mins. 

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This mid-priced reissue offers music lovers a golden opportunity to hear one of the truly great sets of Brandenburg Concertos. Listeners familiar with the fast, super-bright sound of certain famous British and German authentic instrument groups such as The English Concert or Musica Antiqua Köln, will find much to savor in these warmly dark-toned versions. Gamba player turned conductor Jordi Savall treats each work with positively epicurean relish. It goes without saying that he plays the two strings-only works (Nos. 3 and 6, and especially this last, which is scored entirely for "low" instruments) with an ideal balance of contrapuntal clarity and forward momentum, but there really isn't a dud in the lot. The prevailingly rich bass textures only serve to emphasize the brilliance of No. 2's solo trumpet, No. 4's recorders, or the solo harpsichord in No. 5. The deliciously fruity wind sonorities in No. 1 will also prove a source of delight. If you love these works, you should add this recording to your collection. Magnificent sound too.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
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1.  Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Josep Borras (Bassoon), Paolo Grazzi (Oboe), Thomas Müller (Hunting Horn),
Javier Bonet-Manrique (Hunting Horn), Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe), Fabio Biondi (Violino Piccolo),
Paolo Faldi (Oboe)
Conductor:  Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Capella Reial de Catalunya,  Le Concert des Nations
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1717; ?Cöthen, Germany 
2.  Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Fabio Biondi (Violin), Friedemann Immer (Trumpet), Paolo Grazzi (Oboe),
Pedro Memelsdorff (Recorder)
Conductor:  Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Capella Reial de Catalunya,  Le Concert des Nations
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1717-1718; ?Cöthen, Germany 
3.  Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Pedro Memelsdorff (Flute), Giulio Capocaccia (Flute), Fabio Biondi (Violin)
Conductor:  Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Capella Reial de Catalunya,  Le Concert des Nations
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; ?Cöthen, Germany 
4.  Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Fabio Biondi (Violin), Marc Hantaï (Flute), Pierre Hantaï (Harpsichord)
Conductor:  Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Capella Reial de Catalunya,  Le Concert des Nations
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1720-1721; ?Cöthen, Germany 
5.  Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Capella Reial de Catalunya,  Le Concert des Nations
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1708-1710; ?Weimar, Germany 
6.  Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Capella Reial de Catalunya,  Le Concert des Nations
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1711-1713; ?Weimar, Germany 
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