Naxos' excellent series of Franz Ignaz Beck symphonies in Artaria Editions continues apace with Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphonies Op. 3, Nos. 1-4, and at first glance one wonders if this isn't the most astounding installment of the series thus far. Presented in dedicated, crisp, and well-studied performances by the Toronto Chamber Orchestra under Kevin Mallon, these four symphonies constitute some of the most outrageous symphonic music to be found in the 18th century, slightly to the left of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Beck's ...
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Naxos' excellent series of Franz Ignaz Beck symphonies in Artaria Editions continues apace with Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphonies Op. 3, Nos. 1-4, and at first glance one wonders if this isn't the most astounding installment of the series thus far. Presented in dedicated, crisp, and well-studied performances by the Toronto Chamber Orchestra under Kevin Mallon, these four symphonies constitute some of the most outrageous symphonic music to be found in the 18th century, slightly to the left of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Beck's symphonies were primarily printed in Paris, and by the time his Opus 3 set appeared in 1762 Beck had been living in France for awhile, where he had settled after eloping with his Neapolitan patron's daughter, or so we're told. However, there is very little in the way of concessions to French style here and there's no chance these could have doubled as opera overtures. These are straight-up, four-movement symphonies with a third-movement minuet of the kind Franz Joseph Haydn only had...
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