The Aulos Ensemble - The Bach Family Album (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 348 Mb | Total time: 63:43 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Centaur Records | CRC 3068 | Recorded: 2009
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 348 Mb | Total time: 63:43 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Centaur Records | CRC 3068 | Recorded: 2009
Founded in 1973, the Aulos Ensemble is one of America’s oldest period-instrument chamber groups, if not the oldest. The same five musicians have been with the group since the beginning: Christopher Krueger, Baroque flute; Marc Schachman, Baroque oboe; Linda Quan, Baroque violin; Myron Lutzke, Baroque cello; and Arthur Haas, harpsichord. Their Bach Family Album contains an Clavier-Büchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach , arranged to suit the personnel. The famous Aria that begins the Goldberg Variations , for example, is presented here as a cello solo, expressively played by Myron Lutzke. All the other numbers are performed en symphonie with each member given a solo turn.
The bulk of the program is entrusted to three of the Bach sons, including one you don’t hear much about: Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–95), the so-called “Bückeburg Bach” and the oldest surviving son of Anna Magdalena. His trio for harpsichord, flute, and oboe is a vigorous but ultimately lightweight affair firmly planted in the late galant style. The writing pairs flute and oboe, often in thirds, against solo harpsichord. The Bach son conspicuous by his absence on the program is Wilhelm Friedemann; I would have gladly traded the Friedrich Bach trio for anything by Friedemann.
Johann Christian Bach’s quintet is a bit more substantial; it has been recorded at least once before on period instruments, by members of the English Concert and Trevor Pinnock in the late 80s. The work’s instrumentation is tailor-made for the Aulos Ensemble and they do it justice.
In the 18th century, the term “trio sonata” meant basically any work written for two instruments and basso continuo; the choice of melody instruments was often left to the performers. For its performance of the Emanuel Bach trio sonata, the Aulos Ensemble has chosen flute and violin for the upper parts, and the two instruments offset each other quite nicely. The performance is all one could wish for: idiomatic and expressive.
I am especially gratified to see that Marc Schachman was granted a solo spot on the CD. He is widely regarded as one of the leading Baroque oboists, but there are precious few examples of his playing on disc. His performance of the Emanuel Bach oboe sonata is authoritative and filled with delicious sounds.
The recorded sound is generally good, with excellent balance between the instruments. The rich-sounding harpsichord is given prominence when called for, as in the Christian Bach quintet. Recommended. –Christopher Brodersen
Performer:
The Aulos Ensemble
Tracklist:
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Quintet in D major, Op. 22, No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andantino
03. III. Allegro assai
04. Clavier-Büchlein für Anna Magdalena: Aria BWV 988.1
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Trio Sonata in G major, Wq. 144, H. 568
05. I. Adagio
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Presto
08. Clavier-Büchlein für Anna Magdalena: Minuet BWV Anh. 114, 115
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)
Trio in C major
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andante
11. III. Rondo: Allegretto
12. Clavier-Büchlein für Anna Magdalena: Polonaise BWV Anh. 123, 125
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata in G minor, Wq. 135, H. 549
13. I. Adagio
14. II. Allegro
15. III. Vivace
16. Clavier-Büchlein für Anna Magdalena: Musette BWV Anh. 126
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