Café Zimmermann – The Imaginary Music Book of J.S. Bach (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:33 minutes | 1,47 GB | Genre: Classical
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Johann Sebastian Bach has made the reputation of Caf’e Zimmermann ever since the ensemble was formed in 1999. This new recording presents the music of the Kantor from a different angle, that of the notebooks in which musicians wrote down pieces and movements they particularly liked. This recording brings together works composed by Bach in the late 1740s which may be described as intimate in character, including the famous Trio Sonata from his Musical Offering. The Baroque idiom of this “experimental” sonata is contextualised by the innovative style developed by his son Carl Philipp Emanuel in one of his own trio sonatas. A number of arias by J. S. Bach are also presented here with exclusively instrumental forces.
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Café Zimmermann – J.S. Bach: Concerts avec plusieurs instruments, vol.6 (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 59:17 minutes | 997 MB | Genre: Classical
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This final volume in a complete set, begun ten years ago by Alpha, presents the last of the major works composed for large instrumental forces by J. S. Bach. It includes the pastoral colours of the horns and oboes in the First Brandenburg Concerto BWV 1046, his Harpsichord Concerto in A major BWV 1053, the fine Orchestral Suite no. 4 in D major BWV 1069, and finally, bringing the set to a close, the marvellous Concerto for four harpsichords in A minor BWV 1065.
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Café Zimmermann – J.S. Bach: Concerts avec plusieurs instruments, vol.5 (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 58:15 minutes | 1007 MB | Genre: Classical
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Bach’s suites and concertos have long been part of concert repertoires. It is however interesting to mentally replace their first executions in the context of the time, so different from what we see on present day stages. Apart from at the courts, whatever their size, there were no permanent orchestras in Bach’s time and age. Café Zimmermann has brilliantly recreated the spirit of these orchestras, allowing each musician (chosen among the best on the European baroque scene) to express himself.
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Café Zimmermann – Geminiani: Concerti Grossi Op. 7 (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:03 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Classical
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‘For some years now we have been interested in the experiments of composers on the frontiers of Baroque musical language. The music of the sons of Bach and especially of Carl Philipp Emanuel has already come to fascinate us, and we had the same urge to discover and let ourselves be surprised when we decided to tackle Geminiani. To immerse ourselves in his op.7 was an exciting process, questioning our experience of Baroque music and rousing the enthusiasm of all the musicians of Café Zimmermann.’ (Celine Frisch, harpsichord)
‘“WHAT?!” was the first stunned reaction of the musicians after reading through Geminiani’s Concertos op.7. A composition that is invariably controversial, at once surprising and familiar. Then it was a new discovery with each concerto, with different textures and styles from one movement to the other. This music led us along unexpected paths from the church to the theatre, from Italy to France, from the seventeenth century to the eighteenth.’ (Pablo Valetti, violin)
Café Zimmermann – Antonio Vivaldi – Estro Armonico – Libro Secondo (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:27 minutes | 1,41 GB | Genre: baroque
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Having attracted attention in particular for the energy and boldness in its approach to the works of J. S. Bach, Café Zimmermann is now exploring the repertoire of the Red Priest, beginning with Estro Armonico, one of the most emblematic masterpieces of the Baroque repertoire. The great clarity of the ensemble’s interpretations as much as the quality of its instruments (including a quartet by the Italian instrument maker Guadagnini), and Pablo Valetti’s fiery virtuosity are present to make us rediscover this masterful work.
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