Track Listing

1. Con D'amore in A, BWV 1055: Allegro
2. Con D'amore in A, BWV 1055: Larghetto
3. Con D'amore in A, BWV 1055: Allegro Ma Non Tanto
4. Con in g, BWV 1056: Allegro
5. Con in g, BWV 1056: Largo
6. Con in g, BWV 1056: Presto
7. Con in d, BWV 1059: Allegro
8. Con in d, BWV 1059: Adagio
9. Con in d, BWV 1059: Presto
10. Con D'amore in D, BWV 1053: Allegro
11. Con D'amore in D, BWV 1053: Siciliano
12. Con D'amore in D, BWV 1053: Allegro
13. Con in c, BWV 1060: Allegro - Lisa Stewart
14. Con in c, BWV 1060: Adagio - Lisa Stewart
15. Con in c, BWV 1060: Allegro - Lisa Stewart

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27492 in Music
• Released on: 1997-08-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 68 minutes

Customer Reviews

A perfect introduction to the music of J.S. Bach
This disc is as good an introduction to J.S. Bach as any I can think of. As the insightful liner notes indicate, Bach often used parts of earlier compositions while writing his 1730s concertos for harpsichord(s); researches into these concertos suggest that those included on this disc were originally written for oboe, and whether it's ultimately the case or not, this recording shines. Christian Hommel's restrained performance serves the music perfectly: each track features vast melodies and excellent ensemble-playing; meanwhile, the sound quality and balance couldn't have been better. This is pure, abstract music at its best: music whose power doesn't depend on what it might 'suggest' or 'represent', but only on its own language. And like all great music, the pieces on this disc become the springboards for contemplation that French painter Albert Gleizes yearned for in the early 1940s. Strongly recommended.