The German label CPO, consistently dedicated to underappreciated music, has brought along many recordings of unfamiliar works ranging in status from central to the literature to wholly unworthy of revival. One of the most distinguished, and consequential, projects that CPO has undertaken is its recording of the complete Symphonies Concertantes of Johann Christian Bach as performed by the Hanover Band under Anthony Halstead. Recorded at Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead between 1995 and 2001, this series was originally ...
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The German label CPO, consistently dedicated to underappreciated music, has brought along many recordings of unfamiliar works ranging in status from central to the literature to wholly unworthy of revival. One of the most distinguished, and consequential, projects that CPO has undertaken is its recording of the complete Symphonies Concertantes of Johann Christian Bach as performed by the Hanover Band under Anthony Halstead. Recorded at Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead between 1995 and 2001, this series was originally released in the form of six single discs. CPO in 2007 has decided to "box it up," adding considerable convenience, especially to those who had difficulty locating some of the single discs in this series. Sometimes listeners complain that beyond the "big three" -- Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven -- they simply cannot distinguish one classical-era composer from another. Johann Christian Bach's cycle of Symphonies Concertante distinguishes him from his contemporaries almost more than any of the...
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Add this copy of Bach, Jc-Complete Symphonies Concertantes to cart. $88.80, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by CPO: CPO777292.
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