j.s.bach oboe concerts (BIS)
A new and distinguishable performance compared to the former post, the latter one has a better recording quality. This CD contains 2 whole oboe concertos that are reconstructed by surviving harpsichord concertos (last 2), identical to the former posted CD, the first 2, 1st from BWV49,169 while 2nd from BWV 35, 156. A movement from Easter oratorio was added in the middle, act as an intervention between the 4 oboe concertos.
Why reconstruct?
It is believed that J.S.Bach had (maybe) composed concertos for the oboe, this can be found by evidence for the oboe use in his sinfonias of cantatas and some of his Brandenburgs. But still, there is only one concerto that was believed to have been conceived the oboe part BWV1059, sadly it was only nine bars (identical to one of his cantata openings). From this point of view, reconstructions must be made to recover the purity of the concerto. It is thought that the harpsichord concertos are only drafts to the original ones(now lost) and oboe is the perfect instrument that Bach may have used to. There are alternatives such as recorder, viola, string ensembles but no other sounds so much Bach to me. Oboe was chosen by many recordings for the reconstruction is beacuse it was the only instrument that can instill the actual feel of Bach (just sounds perfect for me)
What does Bach feel to me?
Bach, as I can say was my favourite composer since childhood. I can recall the memory hearing the first Bach music - Brandenburg 3 as I hum along it wherever I go, the music is just so catchy and easy to memorize. I like to listened to others as well, Vivaldi, Handel but I like the Bachian style. His music, as I can say, was composed carefully that the music wouldn't be bored when heard a hundred times. As from this point, the reconstructions of those favourable melodies will never stop, for oboes, violins, recorders, as many instruments that could be found under the sun. These melodies will last forever.
Baroque music is boring?
I have encountered with some of my friends said that baroque music is quite boring because the melodic structure is quite the same with every piece.No surprises. To me, baroque music is full of wonders, apart from keyboard suites, the orchestral music is much interesting, take Vivaldi, the oboe, cello, and bassoon concertos had its own style parted into the music, made it Vivaldish. Bach only wrote a relatively small number of concertos compared to his contemporaries, as the old phrase goes, quantity doesn't means quality, as Haydn 106 will not be comparable to Beethoven 9. Bach's relatively small concerto output is now reconstructed to several instruments, as the melodies are re-used itself and nowadays, it still tuned to our ear.
We can quickly identified a Bach piece rather quickly than any other baroque piece.
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