J S Bach - The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
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Label: Challenge Classics
Cat No: CC72309
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 6th April 2009
Contents
Artists
Amsterdam Baroque OrchestraConductor
Ton KoopmanAbout
The fact that Bach specifies the instrumentation in only a few of the movements has led to a profusion of “realizations” of the work (for example, Webern’s orchestration of the six-part ricercar), most of which have little to do with the actual practice of chamber music in the 1740s, which was restricted to quite a small number of instruments. In line with the practise of Bach’s time where this type of piece would probably have been performed on violins (or instruments in the same register as the violin like the flute), harpsichord and either viola da gamba or cello on the continuo, this version is performed by a small number of instruments.
Ton Koopman studied harpsichord with the legendary Gustav Leonhardt and, over a distinguished career of 40 years, has become one of the world's leading experts in the field of baroque music performance.
In recent years he has directed the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra in a series of critically acclaimed recordings of the complete cantatas of J. S. Bach, volume 22 of which was the recipient of a BBC Music Magazine award in 2007. In 2006 Ton Koopman was awarded the Bach Medal by the city of Leipzig in recognition of his major contribution to Bach performance and scholarship.
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