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Sonata in G minor, BWV 1035Johann Sebastian Bach 4 movements16:20
- 1 [Opening] 7:31
- 2 Siciliano 3:07
- 3 Presto 1:31
- 4 Gigue 4:11
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Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV 992Johann Sebastian Bach 6 movements10:23
- 5 Arioso: Adagio. Ist eine Schmeichelung der Freunde, um denselben von seiner Reise abzuhalten. 1:55
- 6 Ist eine Vorstellung unterschiedlicher Casuum, die ihm in Fremde könnten vorfallen 1:34
- 7 Adagissimo. Ist ein allgemeines Lamento der Freunde 2:37
- 8 Allhier kommen die Freunde, weil sie doch sehen, dass es anders nicht sein kann, und nehmen Abschied. :37
- 9 Aria d Postiglione. Allegro poco. :59
- 10 Fuga all'imitazione delle cornetta di postiglione. 2:41
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Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020Johann Sebastian Bach 3 movements11:51
- 11 [Allegro] 4:05
- 12 Adagio 2:31
- 13 Allegro 5:15
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Continuation des Sonates Methodiques: Methodische Sonata No. 4Georg Philipp Telemann 5 movements9:17
- 14 Andante 2:10
- 15 Allegro 2:16
- 16 Tempo guisto 1:54
- 17 Vivace 2:09
- 18 Allegro :48
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"Hobo Solo" in G minor, H 549Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 3 movements10:24
- 19 Adagio 1:42
- 20 Allegro 3:35
- 21 Vivace 5:07
The oboe was intimately linked with the Bach family in several ways. This innovative programme draws a musical line between Bach, his contemporaries and relatives, through arrangements and compositions for solo oboe and harpsichord.
No purely instrumental music for solo oboe by J. S. Bach survives, yet the instrument was bound up with the family: his brother Johann Jacob served as an oboist, and C. P. E. Bach wrote for it. Taking the Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother as a starting point, Burgess and Murphy offer realisations and rescorings that explore that lost voice.
Reviews
Burgess, an acknowledged master of the baroque oboe, does not disappoint. The 'quacking duck' sound of the badly played instrument is here transformed into a swan in flight.
delights with crisp, articulate and impeccably-phrased baroque oboe music.
Burgess and Ann Murphy are scintillating
perhaps Bach simply never met an oboist to meet the intellectual challenges of the mature chamber idiom. Had he heard Geoffrey Burgess he would surely have changed his mind.
Artists
Geoffrey Burgess
baroque oboe
Geoffrey Burgess is a baroque oboist known for crisp, articulate and expressive period-instrument playing. He is a member of the Melbourne-based Elysium Ensemble.
Ann Murphy
harpsichord
Ann Murphy teaches harpsichord and thorough bass at the University of Melbourne. She has given numerous recitals in Australia as a soloist and in ensemble, and has recorded for the ABC.
Johann Sebastian Bach
composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer and organist of the late Baroque. His sacred and secular music for choir, orchestra, organ and solo instruments remains among the foundations of the Western concert and church repertory.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
composer
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788) was a German composer and keyboard musician of the late Baroque and early Classical eras. A principal voice of the empfindsamer Stil, he helped found the expressive Classical style.
Georg Philipp Telemann
composer
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught, he became a composer against his family's wishes and ranked among the leading German musicians of his age.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Geoffrey Burgess · baroque oboe
- Ann Murphy · harpsichord
Technical credits
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Contributor
Christian Gundermann
Frederick Morgan
Geoffrey Burgess
Martin Wright
Toshi Hasegawa
William Bright
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Recording Engineer
Vaughan McAlley
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Mastering Engineer
Martin Wright
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Venue
Move Records Studio
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 58 minutes 15 seconds
- Release date
- 1998
- Categories
- Baroque, Classical
- Genre
- Baroque
- Musical work copyright
- © 1998 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1998 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3202
- EAN
- 9314574320220
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