Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1055, 1057 & 1058
Retrospect Ensemble / Matthew Halls, harpsichord & direction
 24B/192kHz Stereo FLAC: 2,40 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
 Label/Cat#: Linn Records # CKD 410 | Country/Year: UK 2012
Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque

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 Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1055, 1057 & 1058

 Retrospect Ensemble / Matthew Halls, harpsichord & direction

 Label: Linn Records
 Catalog#: CKD 410
 Format: FLAC 24bit/192kHz, Album
 Country: UK
 Released: 2012
 Genre: Rock
 Style: Alternative Rock

 Tracklist:

 Harpsichord Concerto in F Major BWV 1057
 1. I.Allegro
 2. II.Andante
 3. III.Allegro assai
 Harpsichord Concerto in G minor BWV 1058
 4. I.Allegro
 5. II.Andante
 6. III.Allegro assai
 Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 1052
 7. I.Allegro
 8. II.Adagio
 9. III.Allegro
 Harpsichord Concerto in A major BWV 1055
 10. I.Allegro
 11. II.Larghetto
 12. III.Allegro ma non troppo

 Retrospect Ensemble:
 Matthew Halls, harpsichord & direction
 Sarah Sexton, violin I
 Daniel Edgar, violin II
 Emilia Benjamin, viola
 Jonathan Manson, cello
 Timothy Amherst, double bass
 Rebecca Miles, recorder I
 Ian Wilson, recorder II

 Retrospect continue their highly acclaimed series of recordings with this current offering: J. S. Bach Harpsichord Concertos. Matthew Halls directs from the harpsichord in this elegantly virtuosic Bach performance. Revel in this fascinating recording - and even try to identify the 'Bach re-worked' passages... 


 17 April 2013 Fanfare Jerry Dubins

 Matthew Halls [adds] two recorders to his string quintet for the F-Major Concerto, BWV 1057. Parts for two flùtes à bec are designated in Bach's manuscript, which is not surprising, given that the piece is largely a reworking of the composer's Fourth Brandenburg Concerto. The Retrospect Ensemble is fairly new to the scene. The British group was launched in 2009 with performances of Handel's Jeptha at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, and has since recorded Bach's Easter Oratorio , reviewed by George Chien in 35:1. If the Retrospect Ensemble is capable of expanding beyond its diminutive size on the current recording, it's also capable of shrinking-though not by much, lest it disappear altogether-into a spinoff group called the Retrospect Trio. In that guise, it recorded Purcell's Sonatas in Four Parts, a release reviewed and recommended by Christopher Brodersen in 33:2.

 The playing of the Retrospect Ensemble is spot-on from beginning to end. Tempos are brisk but not pressed to the point that compromises articulation or unanimity of bowing and fingering, and the readings are buoyant, energetic, and fresh-sounding. Complemented by Linn's wonderfully clear and transparent multichannel recording, Bach's music shines