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    Artist: 
    Albrecht Mayer

    Bach Generations

    CD Digipack
    €18,99

    Release date: August 4, 2023

    After the great success of his last Deutsche Grammophon album dedicated to works by Mozart, oboist Albrecht Mayer now turns to the uniquely gifted Bach family. "Bach Generations" is based on the thread of genius that runs through the different generations, producing works that span late Renaissance, Baroque and Classical styles.

    For this album, he has made selections of music by four members of the family: Johann Sebastian himself (1685-1750), Johann Christoph (1642-1703), Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) and Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795). A transcription of a work by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, formerly attributed to J.S. Bach, is also among the recordings.

    "Bach Generations" was recorded with the Berlin Baroque Soloists and Gottfried von der Goltz (solo violin/concertmaster) and will be released on CD and digitally on August 4, 2023.

    Tracklist:

    JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
    Concerto for Oboe d’amore, Strings
    and Basso continuo in A major BWV 1055R
    after Keyboard Concerto BWV 1055
    1 1. Allegro 
    2 2. Larghetto 
    3 3. Allegro ma non tanto 

    4 Air
    from Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
    transc. for English horn, strings and basso continuo

    5 Badinerie
    from Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067
    arr. for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo by Matthias Spindler 

    JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BACH (1732–1795)
    Concerto for Oboe, Strings
    and Basso continuo in B flat major
    after Keyboard Concerto in A major BR JCFB C 30a / Warb YC 91
    arr. Matthias Spindler & Albrecht Mayer
    6 1. Allegro 
    7 2. Andante ma non troppo 
    8 3. Allegro

    GOTTFRIED HEINRICH STÖLZEL (1690–1749)
    9 Bist du bei mir
    formerly attr. to J. S. Bach as BWV 508 in Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach (1725), transc. for oboe, solo violin, strings and basso continuo

    JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
    10 Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer
    No. 7 (tenor aria) from Easter Oratorio BWV 249
    adapted for oboe d’amore, 2 recorders, strings and basso continuo

    CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714–1788)
    Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in G major
    after Keyboard Concerto H 412 / Wq 9; arr. Matthias Spindler & Albrecht Mayer
    11 1. Allegro
    12 2. Adagio
    13 3. Allegro assai

    JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH (1642–1703)
    14 Ach, dass ich Wassers g’nug hätte (Lamento)
    Arr. for English horn, solo violin, strings and basso continuo by Matthias Spindler

    Albrecht Mayer oboe/oboe d’amore/English horn & musical direction
    Berliner Barock Solisten
    Gottfried von der Goltz solo violin & concertmaster

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