Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 - Brandenburgische Konzerte, Claudio AbbadoRecorded 2007, released 2008
Claudio Abbado, surely one of the great conductors working today, formed a small orchestra, called Orchestra Mozart, in 2004. This group consists of several world-renowned instrumentalists and a number of exceedingly fine young players, mostly from Italy. Among the 'names' in the orchestra are Michala Petri, recorder; Giuliano Carmignola, principal violin; Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet; Jacques Zoon, flute; Alois Posch, bass; Alessio Allegrini, horn; and Ottavio Dantone, harpsichord. In their early seasons they concentrated on music by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert. But in 2007 they prepared all six of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and toured them throughout Italy, with concerts in Bologna, Ferrara, Pisa, Prato, Reggio Emilia, Venice, Modena, Verona and Bolzano. This DVD is a live recording of the April 21, 2007 concert they played in the visually gorgeous and acoustically excellent Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia.
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
