NI5817 J S Bach: Sonatas For 2 Flutes & Continuo - Hansgeorg Schmeiser, flute; Jan Ostrý, flute; Ingomar Rainer, harpsichord; Othmar Müller, cello

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Castle Classics > Classical CD > Composers - B > Bach, Johann Sebastian (German 1685-1750) > Bach - Flute Sonatas & Music for Solo Flute > NI5817 J S Bach: Sonatas For 2 Flutes & Continuo - Hansgeorg Schmeiser, flute; Jan Ostrý, flute; Ingomar Rainer, harpsichord; Othmar Müller, cello

NI5817 J S Bach: Sonatas For 2 Flutes & Continuo - Hansgeorg Schmeiser, flute; Jan Ostrý, flute; Ingomar Rainer, harpsichord; Othmar Müller, cello

Label - Nimbus

Cat. No. - NI5817

Including Sonata in D major BWV 1028 (Originally for harpsichord and viola da gamba); Sonata in G major BWV 1039 (Revised by J S Bach as BWV 1027, Sonata for harpsichord and viola da gamba); Sonata in D minor BWV 1036 (Attributed to J S Bach but possibly by one of Bach's sons); Sonata in G minor BWV 1029 (Originally for harpsichord and viola da gamba); Sonata in G major BWV 1038 (Constructed on the bass of Sonata for violin and continuo BWV 1021. Attributed to J S Bach but probably by one of Bach's sons or pupils.)

It should be remembered that Bach himself was one of the most assiduous adapters and arrangers of his own music and because these chamber pieces were primarily concerned with music-making, the instruments used very often reflected what was available to the composer at the time.

This music was not intended primarily for listeners and certainly not for public concerts. Baroque chamber music was intended almost exclusively as a way for the performer to further his musical education and training, and at the same time to give him pleasure. Its second purpose was to serve as an exercise and testing ground for composers.

Because this music is primarily made for the intimate communion of composers and performers, and only readily includes an audience who can call themselves connoisseurs or discriminating enthusiasts, the audio disc, rather than the conventional concert performance, seems an ideal way to listen.
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