JS Bach: Violin Concertos
Petra Müllejans (violin), Gottfried von der Goltz (violin), Katherine Schreiber (violin)
Freiburger Barockorchester
The 15 strings of the Freiburger Barockorchester...create a fine, clean sound as they share and alternative fragmentary motifs...The sheer energy of the playing is gripping...[the Triple] is...
JS Bach: Violin Concertos
Petra Müllejans (violin), Gottfried von der Goltz (violin), Katherine Schreiber (violin)
Freiburger Barockorchester
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The 15 strings of the Freiburger Barockorchester...create a fine, clean sound as they share and alternative fragmentary motifs...The sheer energy of the playing is gripping...[the Triple] is...
About
Probably written for the virtuoso Kapelle at Cöthen (BWV1042) or the concerts of the Leipzig Collegium Musicum which the composer often directed himself from the violin, Bach’s three well-known violin concertos are joined here by the splendid Concerto for three violins BWV1064, reconstructed from the surviving version for three harpsichords. A dazzling firework display under the bows of the matchless violinists of the Freiburger Barockorchester.
Freiburger Barockorchester celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2012. A glance at the ensemble’s schedule shows a diverse repertoire played at leading concert halls and opera houses, ranging from the Baroque to the contemporary and from Freiburg to the Far East.
The Freiburgers’ artistic credo, however, remains unchanged and involves assigning demanding solo concertos to players from the orchestra’s own ranks. Cultivated, yet at the same time exciting, ensemble playing has thus become the orchestra’s international trademark.
The FBO collaborates with leading artists such as René Jacobs, Andreas Staier and Thomas Quasthoff and enjoys a close cooperation with harmonia mundi France. The artistic success of this musical partnership has been demonstrated in numerous recordings which have won awards including Edison, Gramophone, ECHO Klassik and a Classical Brit Award.
Under the artistic directorship of its two Konzertmeisters Gottfried von der Goltz and Petra Müllejans, and under the baton of selected conductors, the FBO presents around 100 performances per year in a variety of formations from chamber to opera orchestra.
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Awards and reviews
July 2013
The 15 strings of the Freiburger Barockorchester...create a fine, clean sound as they share and alternative fragmentary motifs...The sheer energy of the playing is gripping...[the Triple] is stunning...I'd buy the disc for this alone - and the rest will still be a splendid bonus.
Early Music Review April 2013
wonderful violinists … I find these performances dynamic and original in a way just another recording of these same works never could have been … All-in-all, a wonderful disc.
31st May 2013
Müllejans and Von der Goltz, accompanied by their colleagues in the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, capture the music’s dance-like, improvisational spirit in performances that are expressively accented and stylish
May 2013
von der Goltz and Müllejans make a strong case for this group as the very finest of their kind in these rich-veined creations...the playing is dazzling and the last movement riffs are irresistable.
May 2013
an hour of bliss … pure baroque enjoyment
April 2013
utterly breathtaking … what distinguishes this disc – along with the absolutely top-notch recorded sound – is the utterly committed, and beautifully detailed playing of the Freiburger Barockorchester. If the three soloists are elevated by the brilliance of this music, the orchestra is raised to almost inconceivable levels of musical excellence … an absolutely glorious recording.
April 2013
This disc is a delight, an aural and musical treat, and a riposte to anyone who may think we already have enough recordings of the Bach concertos. It is beautifully played, stylishly directed and captured in recorded sound of wholesome, natural beauty.
May 2013
Successful performances marked by a bold approach to ornamentation … These first-rate period performances are stylish, polished, thoughtfully prepared and sympathetically recorded, with ensemble tautly controlled throughout.’
Early Music Today Autumn 2013
The Freiburgers confirm their reputation for stylish, insightful music making and taut ensemble. Petra Mullejans interprets Bach’s bowings very freely in the A minor concerto, adding excitement to the lively, resilient outer movements and shaping the Andante’s cantilena expressively
