COMPOSERS: JC Bach
LABELS: CPO
WORKS: Symphonie Concertante in C, C36a; Symphonie Concertante in D, C39; Symphonie Concertante in E flat, C40
PERFORMER: Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
CATALOGUE NO: 999 628-2
These symphonies concertantes for assorted wind and string soloists are typically spacious and mellifluous, though except for the gently plaintive Larghetto of the C major they lack the distinctive melodic allure of JC’s best music. Performances, if not always immaculate, are appropriately urbane, with unhurried tempi and deft, well-balanced solo contributions. Richard Wigmore
JC Bach: Symphonie Concertante in C, C36a; Symphonie Concertante in D, C39; Symphonie Concertante in E flat, C40
These symphonies concertantes for assorted wind and string soloists are typically spacious and mellifluous, though except for the gently plaintive Larghetto of the C major they lack the distinctive melodic allure of JC’s best music. Performances, if not always immaculate, are appropriately urbane, with unhurried tempi and deft, well-balanced solo contributions. Richard Wigmore
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:18 pm