EMI Great Recordings of the Century: 2126992
J S Bach - Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites
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Format: CD
Number of Discs: 3
Artist(s): Adolf Busch (violin), Aubrey Brain (horn), Francis Bradley (horn), George Eskdale (trumpet), Evelyn Rothwell (oboe), Rudolf Serkin (piano), Marcel Moyse (flute), Paul Draper (bassoon), Busch Chamber Players
Release Date: 7th September 2008
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These recordings were made for the Columbia label at Abbey Road Studios in 1935 (Brandenburg Concertos) and 1936 (Suites).
In his characteristically authoritative and informative essay, Tully Potter relates that in concerts in 1935 in Basle and at Queen’s Hall, London, the Busch Chamber Players (directed from the violin rather than conducted by Adolf Busch) caused a sensation and drew critical acclaim with the vitality and brilliance of their Bach playing.
He goes on to observe: ‘Even today, when the battle for “small-scale” Bach has long since been won, the playing on these 1935–36 recordings has the power to astonish with its vigour, rhythmic vivacity and spontaneity. The soloists – Busch himself, Moyse père et fils, Eskdale, Brain, Rothwell, Serkin – have not been surpassed in all the myriad later recordings... These interpretations sound amazingly “modern” for all their occasional old-fashioned aspects.’
Toscanini liked to attend Busch Chamber Players rehearsals and concerts, and gave the recordings the highest praise, while in 1938 Weingartner struck a Brandenburg off one of his London programmes after hearing Busch’s concerts.
This new state-of-the-art remastering by Abbey Road 78 expert Andrew Walter improves greatly on the recordings’ previous appearance on Références.
Awards: 10 de Répertoire, Penguin Guide
Track listing:
Compact Disc 1 59.56
Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F/F-dur/en fa majeur BWV1046
Adolf Busch, violin • Evelyn Rothwell, oboe
Aubrey Brain, Francis Bradley: horns
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F/F-dur/en fa majeur BWV1047
George Eskdale, trumpet • Marcel Moyse, flute
Evelyn Rothwell, oboe • Adolf Busch, violin
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G/G-dur/en sol majeur BWV1048
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G/G-dur/en sol majeur BWV1049
Adolf Busch, violin • Marcel Moyse, Louis Moyse: flutes
Compact Disc 2 66.40
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D/D-dur/en ré majeur BWV1050
Adolf Busch, violin • Marcel Moyse, flute • Rudolf Serkin, piano
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat/B-dur/en si bémol majeur BWV1051
Orchestral Suite No.1 in C/C-dur/en ut majeur BWV1066
Compact Disc 3 62.09
Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor/h-moll/en si mineur BWV1067
Marcel Moyse, flute
Orchestral Suite No.3 in D/D-dur/en ré majeur BWV1068
Orchestral Suite No.4 in D/D-dur/en ré majeur BWV1069
Paul Draper, bassoon
Busch Chamber Players directed by Adolf Busch
In his characteristically authoritative and informative essay, Tully Potter relates that in concerts in 1935 in Basle and at Queen’s Hall, London, the Busch Chamber Players (directed from the violin rather than conducted by Adolf Busch) caused a sensation and drew critical acclaim with the vitality and brilliance of their Bach playing.
He goes on to observe: ‘Even today, when the battle for “small-scale” Bach has long since been won, the playing on these 1935–36 recordings has the power to astonish with its vigour, rhythmic vivacity and spontaneity. The soloists – Busch himself, Moyse père et fils, Eskdale, Brain, Rothwell, Serkin – have not been surpassed in all the myriad later recordings... These interpretations sound amazingly “modern” for all their occasional old-fashioned aspects.’
Toscanini liked to attend Busch Chamber Players rehearsals and concerts, and gave the recordings the highest praise, while in 1938 Weingartner struck a Brandenburg off one of his London programmes after hearing Busch’s concerts.
This new state-of-the-art remastering by Abbey Road 78 expert Andrew Walter improves greatly on the recordings’ previous appearance on Références.
Awards: 10 de Répertoire, Penguin Guide
Track listing:
Compact Disc 1 59.56
Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F/F-dur/en fa majeur BWV1046
Adolf Busch, violin • Evelyn Rothwell, oboe
Aubrey Brain, Francis Bradley: horns
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F/F-dur/en fa majeur BWV1047
George Eskdale, trumpet • Marcel Moyse, flute
Evelyn Rothwell, oboe • Adolf Busch, violin
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G/G-dur/en sol majeur BWV1048
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G/G-dur/en sol majeur BWV1049
Adolf Busch, violin • Marcel Moyse, Louis Moyse: flutes
Compact Disc 2 66.40
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D/D-dur/en ré majeur BWV1050
Adolf Busch, violin • Marcel Moyse, flute • Rudolf Serkin, piano
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat/B-dur/en si bémol majeur BWV1051
Orchestral Suite No.1 in C/C-dur/en ut majeur BWV1066
Compact Disc 3 62.09
Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor/h-moll/en si mineur BWV1067
Marcel Moyse, flute
Orchestral Suite No.3 in D/D-dur/en ré majeur BWV1068
Orchestral Suite No.4 in D/D-dur/en ré majeur BWV1069
Paul Draper, bassoon
Busch Chamber Players directed by Adolf Busch
