Zefiro & Alfredo Bernardini – Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Following its highly acclaimed album featuring the three most richly scored Ouvertures(Gramophone Editor͛s Choice – shortlisted for the 2017 Gramophone Awards and included among the Top 10 recent Bach recordings), Zefiro comes full circle with the famous collection of Concerts avec plusieurs instruments, that kaleidoscope of colours that seems almost tailor-made to highlight the salient qualities of the ensemble founded by the three historical wind specialists Alfredo Bernardini, Paolo and Alberto Grazzi. Thanks to experience gained in countless performances and recordings with the leading conductors and ensembles, but also to thorough research into the most appropriate instruments and pitch (398 Hz, i.e. the ‘authentic’ French pitch), this brand new recording exudes liveliness, flair and knowledge, and features some of the greatest names on the Baroque music scene, among them Cecilia Bernardini, Gabriele Cassone, Francesco Corti, Lorenz Duftschmid, Marcello Gatti, Gaetano Nasillo and Dorothee Oberlinger. Also included is the more intimate B minor Suite with flute (BWV 1067), thus filling the gap left by the earlier recording.

Tracklist:
CD1
1. Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 : I. [¢] 03:41
2. Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 : II. Adagio 03:29
3. Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 : III. Allegro 04:03
4. Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 : IV. Menuet – Trio I – Poloinesse – Trio II 06:16
5. Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 : I. [¢] 04:36
6. Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 : II. Andante 03:36
7. Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 : III. Allegro assai 02:27
8. Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 : I. [¢] – Adagio 05:31
9. Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 : II. Allegro 04:32
10. Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 : I. Allegro 06:36
11. Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 : II. Andante 03:34
12. Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 : III. Presto 04:44
CD2
1. Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 : I. Allegro 09:12
2. Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 : II. Affettuoso 05:11
3. Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 : III. Allegro 05:08
4. Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051 : I. [¢] 05:34
5. Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051 : II. Adagio ma non tanto 04:42
6. Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051 : III. Allegro 05:37
7. Ouverture [No. 2] in B Minor, BWV 1067 : I. Ouverture 09:59
8. Ouverture [No. 2] in B Minor, BWV 1067 : II. Rondeaux 01:51
9. Ouverture [No. 2] in B Minor, BWV 1067 : III. Sarabande 02:55
10. Ouverture [No. 2] in B Minor, BWV 1067 : IV. Bourrées 1 & 2 02:08
11. Ouverture [No. 2] in B Minor, BWV 1067 : V. Polonoise (Moderato e staccato. Lentement) – Double 03:34
12. Ouverture [No. 2] in B Minor, BWV 1067 : VI. Menuet 01:08
13. Ouverture [No. 2] in B Minor, BWV 1067 : VII. Battinerie 01:40