Les Ombres, Margaux Blanchard, Sylvain Sartre, Fiona McGown, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Justin Taylor & Hanna Salzenstein - Bach-Abel Society (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 312 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 164 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:09:35
Classical | Label: Mirare
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 312 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 164 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:09:35
Classical | Label: Mirare
J.S. Bach’s son Johann Christian arrived in London in 1762, and with his fellow composer Carl Friedrich Abel established a series of prestigious concerts that ran for 17 years. Music heard at the Bach-Abel recitals is surveyed on this intriguing album by the Swiss ensemble Les Ombres. The sprightly Quartet in D Major by J.C. Bach, two pensive pieces for bass viol by Abel, and a charmingly Mozartian Harpsichord Quintet by Johann Samuel Schröter are among the highlights, and three of Haydn’s numerous arrangements of Scottish songs are brightly sung by mezzo-soprano Fiona McGown. Les Ombres play on period instruments, imparting an extra tang to this fascinating slice of aural history.