In addition to recording the Bach Violin Concertos with Henryk Szeryng, Neville Marriner and the Academy also recorded two LPs of arrangements (made by Christopher Hogwood) of harpsichord concertos. These colourful arrangements are for oboe, flute and violin in various combinations. They were issued originally on two Argo LPs to great critical acclaim and are here reissued collectively on a 2CD set for the first time in celebration of the Academy’s 50th anniversary this year. These recordings are reissued as part of a series of reissues on Eloquence. Christopher Hogwood’s illuminating notes are included.
J.S. BACH
CD 1
Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A major (from BWV 1055)
Neil Black, oboe d’amore
Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Flute in D minor (from BWV 1063)
Carmel Kaine, violin
Neil Black, oboe
William Bennett, flute
Concerto for three Violins in D major (from BWV 1064)
Carmel Kaine, Ronald Thomas, Richard Studt, violins
Concerto for Oboe in F major (from BWV 1053)
Neil Black, oboe
CD 2
Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor (from BWV 1060)
Carmel Kaine, violin
Tess Miller, oboe
Concerto for Flute in F minor (from BWV 1056)
William Bennett, flute
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
Henryk Szeryng, violin
Concerto for two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Henryk Szeryng, Maurice Hasson, violins
CD1, CD2 [BWV 1060, 1056]: arranged and reconstructed by Christopher Hogwood
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner
Recording Producers: Michael Bremner (BWV 1053, 1055, 1056, 1060, 1063, 1064); Vittorio Negri (BWV 1041, 1042, 1043)
Balance Engineers: Stanley Goodall (BWV 1053, 1055, 1056, 1060, 1063, 1064); Ko Witteveen (BWV 1041, 1042, 1043)
Recording Locations: St. John’s, Smith Square, London, UK, August 1974 (BWV 1053, 1055, 1056, 1060, 1063), February 1975 (BWV1064); Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, UK, June 1976 (BWV1041, 1042, 1043)
‘it makes fascinating listening … excellence of playing and recording’ Gramophone