Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient Music - Johann Christian Bach: Six Favorite Overtures (1986)
Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient Music - Johann Christian Bach: Six Favorite Overtures (1986)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 202 Mb | Total time: 40:06 | Scans included
Classical | Label: L'oiseau Lyre | # 417 148-2 | Recorded: 1983
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 202 Mb | Total time: 40:06 | Scans included
Classical | Label: L'oiseau Lyre | # 417 148-2 | Recorded: 1983
The year after J. C. Bach arrived in London he published three sets of works, among them this set of "Favourite Overtures". All but one of them had been heard in the King's Theatre, where he served as resident composer. Only one, the first on this disc, prefaced an opera of his own, Orione; Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 6 were written for pasticcios produced at that theatre between summer 1762 and early 1763, while No. 3, as far as we know, was not known in London, making the title "favourite" seem a little optimistic (it had been written for an opera heard in Turin in 1761). Being opera overtures, and essentially products of his Italian period, they are rather lighter in content and manner than most of J. C. Bach's music. The longest of them, Oriane, takes ten minutes; the others are only six minutes apiece. Orione is the most interestingly orchestrated, with generous use of the wind instruments; in terms of content, No. 2 (La calamita de' cuori), in which the three movements follow without break, is attractive for its Andante, the source (it seems) of the slow movement of Mozart's K4 14 Piano Concerto, and No. 6 (Astarto, rI di Tiro in London, but originally composed in Naples) has a particularly lively and strongly argued first movement and a charming G minor Andante. The general manner is brisk and ebullient, with vigorous first movements full of effective figuration and resounding tuttis, tuneful and undemandingly expressive slow movements, and crisp, cheerful finales. These overtures, in short, do not represent an important part of J. C. Bach's work, and they plumb no depths; but they are inspiriting music, beautifully proportioned, and written with great verve and adroitness.
The performances here do them splendid justice. Probably Hogwood's skilful ensemble play the fast music a shade faster than the London opera band of the 1760s would have done, and perhaps phrase it more deliberately; but the music scarcely suffers from that. The actual sound they make, on their authentic instruments, must be very like what came out of the King's Theatre pit: a good 'stringy' string tone, with little sheen or sweetness, and quite often with the happy ring of open strings. The wind balance is excellent, whether it be (as in several of the slow movements) flutes or oboes along with the horns. In the first movement of No. 1 a missed bassoon entry would have justified a retake; but that is a minor cavil in a record so very enjoyable in terms equally of the music, lightweight though it is, and the performance.– Stanley Sadie
Performer:
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Track List:
Overture No.1 in D Major
01. Allegro con brio
02. Andante
03. Allegro
Overture No.5 in G Major
04. Allegro
05. Andante
06. Presto
Overture No.4 in C Major
07. Allegro assai
08. Andante
09. Presto
Overture No.3 in D Major
10. Allegro di molto
11. Andante
12. Presto
Overture No.2 in D Major
13. Allegro assai
14. Andante grazioso
15. Presto
Overture No.6 in G Major
16. Allegro con spirito
17. Andante
18. Allegro assai
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Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient Music - Johann Christian Bach: Six Favorite Overtures (1986)
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