Bach: Concertos

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Decca
January 27, 2009

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UPC: 028947806509

BINC: 9805316

Catalog No. 001249002

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From All Music Guide: Recording place:St paul's, Deptford, London

Only months after Deutsche Grammophon released Anne-Sophie Mutter's recording of Bach's violin concertos, Decca released Julia Fischer's recording of the same pieces. The similarities between the two discs run deeper than merely their shared repertoire. Both labels are branches of Universal Music Group and both violinists are individualistic German women, though Mutter is currently at the peak of her career while Fischer is just a bit past starting out. The differences, however, are likewise remarkable. The Deutsche Grammophon disc includes the world premiere of a new work by Sofia Gubaidulina dedicated to the violinist, while the Decca disc includes the more conventional coupling of Bach's Concerto for violin and oboe in C minor, BWV 1060.

But, of course, the most striking difference between the discs is Mutter and Fischer's very different performance styles. Mutter's approach to Bach, like her approach to everything, is wholly modern wi...

Track list


1. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ('Double'), BWV 1043: 1. Vivace	n/a	n/a
2. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ('Double'), BWV 1043: 2. Largo ma non tanto	n/a	n/a
3. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ('Double'), BWV 1043: 3. Allegro	n/a	n/a
4. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 1. [Allegro moderato]	n/a	n/a
5. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 2. Andante	n/a	n/a
6. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 3. Allegro assai	n/a	n/a
7. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: 1. Allegro	n/a	n/a
8. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: 2. Adagio	n/a	n/a
9. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: 3. Allegro assai	n/a	n/a
10. Concerto for oboe & violin (or 2 violins), strings & continuo (reconstruction), BWV 1060R: 1. Allegro	n/a	n/a
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