Chandos Chaconne's J.C. Bach: Overtures and Symphonies with the Academy of Ancient Music under Simon Standage is a direct reissue of the 1993 release J.C. Bach: Overture "Adriano in Siria." It is different from the earlier issue in that this time around Chandos has elected to add cover art that is more attractive and in keeping with the spirit of the music. The best music here is the Academy of Ancient Music's loving realization of Bach's Sinfonia Concertante in C major, T. 289/4, where soloists Rachel Brown (flute), Frank ...
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Chandos Chaconne's J.C. Bach: Overtures and Symphonies with the Academy of Ancient Music under Simon Standage is a direct reissue of the 1993 release J.C. Bach: Overture "Adriano in Siria." It is different from the earlier issue in that this time around Chandos has elected to add cover art that is more attractive and in keeping with the spirit of the music. The best music here is the Academy of Ancient Music's loving realization of Bach's Sinfonia Concertante in C major, T. 289/4, where soloists Rachel Brown (flute), Frank de Bruine (oboe), and conductor Standage (violin) combine in pleasing harmony while managing to shine individually. This is exactly what Bach had in mind when he wrote the music, and this performance is to be preferred over the only other recording of the work on Capriccio. The weakest performance on J.C. Bach: Overtures and Symphonies is of the by now familiar Symphony in G minor, Op. 6/6. That is not to say that it is terribly weak, it is just that so many recordings have come down...
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