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Notes and Editorial Reviews
Alfred Cortot's early 1930s recordings of Bach's 'Brandendurg Concertos' with the Orchestra of the École Normale de Musique mark the first time that all six concertos were recorded. One would expect these performances, produced in this pre-"performance-practice" era of more primitive recording technology, to sound dated and harsh. The delightful surprise of this pioneering recording is the astonishing level of musicianship of the performers, many of whom were the leading instrumentalists of their day. Consequently, the playing of the Concertino sections (especially in the Fifth Concerto) remains some of the finest playing of this music on disc. Cortot shines his Brandenburg Concertos through what to twentieth-century ears is a less familiar
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Works on This Recording
1.
Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Alfred Cortot
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra Paris
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717; ?Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 06/01/1933
Venue: École Normal de Musique, Paris, France
Length: 17 Minutes 58 Secs.
2.
Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Alfred Cortot
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra Paris
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1718; ?Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 1933
Venue: École Normal de Musique, Paris, France
Length: 12 Minutes 46 Secs.
3.
Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Alfred Cortot
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra Paris
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; ?Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 05/29/1933
Venue: École Normal de Musique, Paris, France
Length: 15 Minutes 28 Secs.
4.
Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Alfred Cortot
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra Paris
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720-1721; ?Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 05/1932
Venue: École Normal de Musique, Paris, France
Length: 19 Minutes 7 Secs.
5.
Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Alfred Cortot
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra Paris
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1710; ?Weimar, Germany
Date of Recording: 12/02/1931
Venue: École Normal de Musique, Paris, France
Length: 17 Minutes 11 Secs.
6.
Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Alfred Cortot
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra Paris
Period: Baroque
Written: 1711-1713; ?Weimar, Germany
Date of Recording: 12/02/1931
Venue: École Normal de Musique, Paris, France
Length: 11 Minutes 33 Secs.
7.
Concerto for Organ in D minor, BWV 596 (after Vivaldi) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
Date of Recording: 05/18/1937
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 10 Minutes 5 Secs.
Notes: Transcribed: Alfred Cortot
8.
Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056: 2nd movement, Largo-Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 05/18/1937
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs.
Notes: Transcribed: Alfred Cortot
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