COMPOSERS: JC Bach
LABELS: CPO
WORKS: Piano Concerto, Op. 13/4, 5, 6; Piano Concerto Op. 14
PERFORMER: Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 999 691-2
These delightful concertos are the ultimate in galant euphony, fastidiously crafted and full of JC Bach’s trademark refined textures and delicately sensual melodies. Anthony Halstead is sensitively attuned to the music’s leisured elegance, and receives crisp, stylish support from the Hanover Band. An hour’s beguiling, stress-free listening. Richard Wigmore
JC Bach: Piano Concerto, Op. 13/4, 5, 6; Piano Concerto Op. 14
These delightful concertos are the ultimate in galant euphony, fastidiously crafted and full of JC Bach’s trademark refined textures and delicately sensual melodies. Anthony Halstead is sensitively attuned to the music’s leisured elegance, and receives crisp, stylish support from the Hanover Band. An hour’s beguiling, stress-free listening. Richard Wigmore
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:15 pm