JS Bach: Violin Concertos
Isabelle Faust (violin), Bernhard Forck, (violin), Xenia Loeffler (oboe)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th March 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2019, Concerto Choice
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
Faust's tone is both lean and exquisitely sweet, combined with consistent stylistic elegance which reaches the heights of eloquence in the slow movement of the E major Concerto.
JS Bach: Violin Concertos
Isabelle Faust (violin), Bernhard Forck, (violin), Xenia Loeffler (oboe)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Purchase product
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th March 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2019, Concerto Choice
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
Faust's tone is both lean and exquisitely sweet, combined with consistent stylistic elegance which reaches the heights of eloquence in the slow movement of the E major Concerto.
About
After the double album of the violin and harpsichord sonatas with Kristian Bezuidenhout, a bestseller in 2018, here is the next instalment in the Bach recording adventure that began nine years ago with a set of the sonatas and partitas now regarded as a benchmark. Isabelle Faust and Bernhard Forck and his partners at the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin have explored patiently a multitude of other works by Bach: harpsichord concertos, trio sonatas for organ, instrumental movements from sacred cantatas... All are revealed here as direct or indirect relatives of the three monumental concertos BWV 1041-43.
This fascinating achievement is a timely reminder that the master of The Well-Tempered Clavier was also a virtuoso violinist.
Contents and tracklist
- Isabelle Faust (violin), Raphael Alpermann (harpsichord), Bernhard Forck (violin)
- Isabelle Faust (violin), Raphael Alpermann (harpsichord), Jan Freiheit (cello), Xenia Löffler (oboe)
Spotlight on this release
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Isabelle Faust plays Bach Concertos
15th Mar 2019
The German violinist joins forces with oboist Xenia Löffler and Bernhard Forck's Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin for a tour of Bach's violin concertos, interspersed with alternate versions of sinfonias and sonatas that have been reconstructed for the first time.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week15th March 2019
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Gramophone MagazineApril 2019Editor's Choice
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BBC Music MagazineJune 2019Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards2019Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone MagazineDecember 2019Critics' Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards2020Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
Concerto Choice
Faust's tone is both lean and exquisitely sweet, combined with consistent stylistic elegance which reaches the heights of eloquence in the slow movement of the E major Concerto.
April 2019
Everything here is energy, though the exuberance is of the grounded kind that never gets out of hand…The deeper delight of it all is that you can encounter subtle new aspects in the familiar works…This is a hugely enjoyable celebration of Bach – himself a violinist – which conjures not so much the strict contrapuntal and formal genius as the joyous spirit of the living man.
15th March 2019
Isabelle Faust’s approach in performance has always been one of scrupulous loyalty to the composer’s wishes rather than of self-aggrandisement. This album perfectly combines what for me are the two key facets of her musicianship – that sense of being a messenger for the composer, and her profound scholarship and research.
22nd March 2019
Delight in this masterful collection of Bach concertos and oddments equally springs from her kaleidoscopic hues, driving momentum and light-fingered touch, qualities equally stamped on the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin...Aside from Faust’s élan and dexterity, effortlessly conjured from her precious instrument, dated 1658, this substantial release also stands out for its ingenious programme.
