Brandenburg Concerto, 1-6 : Abbado / Orchestra Mozart, Carmignola, Petri, Dantone

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

Giuliano Carmignola
Michala Petri
Alois Posch
Reinhold Friedrich
Ottavio Dantone and others
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado, conductor

recorded 21/04/2007

In November 2004 a new name caused listeners to prick up their ears on the international orchestral scene: under Claudio Abbado’s artistic guidance the Orchestra Mozart came into being. It combines both young instrumentalists on the threshold of a first-rate career as well as eminent chamber musicians such as Danusha Waskiewicz, Alois Posch, Jacques Zoon, Michaela Petri, Ottavio Dantone, Mario Brunello, Alessio Allegrini, Jonathan Williams and Reinhold Friedrich. As with his famous Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Abbado hand-picked an ensemble to his liking, this time one of early- and Baroque-music specialists, all masters in their field. Recorded live in the handsome 19th-century Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia in 2007, this Blu-ray Disc documents Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos performed in all their delicate beauty by this very special orchestra on period instruments. Each concerto is scored for different forces and, in total, the six concertos draw on virtually the entire range of instruments that existed during the High Baroque. The instrumental variety of these pieces, together with Bach’s genius as a composer, ensured that the Brandenburg Concertos soon came to occupy a key position in the history of music, a position they continue to hold to this day. Claudio Abbado, violinist Giuliano Carmignola and the Orchestra Mozart achieve a wonderful homogeneity and translucency in their sound - this is Baroque chamber music at its very best and the Blu-ray Disc recording allows you to share in an audio-visual feast! ( EUROARTS )

PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
SOUND FORMATS: PCM-STEREO, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
BOOKLET: GB, D, F
RUN TIME: 100 mins

A BLU-RAY PLAYER IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THIS DISC - IT WILL NOT FUNCTION ON A STANDARD DVD PLAYER.