Description
J.S. Bach – Violin Concertos / Janine Jansen & Friends CD
- UPC: 028947853626
- MPN: 478 5362 DE
- Label: Decca Classics (Decca Music Group Limited)
- Recording Type: DDD (Digital Recording)
- Format: Compact Disc
- Total Runtime: 71:54
- Release Year: 2013
- Country of Manufacture: EU
- Genre: Classical / Baroque / Violin
Overview
The 2013 Decca Classics release “J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos” features Janine Jansen, one of the leading violinists of her generation, performing a luminous and intimate interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s violin concertos and sonatas.
Joined by a select group of close musical collaborators — her “friends” — including Ramón Ortega Quero (oboe) and Jan Jansen (harpsichord), Jansen creates performances of vital energy, spontaneity, and conversational chamber-music intimacy.
This recording captures the freshness and joy of live performance while maintaining the precision and stylistic integrity expected from top-tier Bach interpretations. Jansen’s expressive phrasing and transparent tone illuminate the dance rhythms and spiritual depth at the heart of Bach’s music.
Hungarian Translation – Áttekintés
A Decca Classics 2013-as kiadványa, „J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos”, Janine Jansen holland hegedűművész tolmácsolásában a barokk zene friss, bensőséges és kamarazenei ihletésű világát mutatja meg.
A felvételeken Jansen barátai – köztük Ramón Ortega Quero (oboa) és Jan Jansen (csembaló) – működnek közre, akik együtt életteli, közvetlen és mélyen muzikális előadást nyújtanak.
Jansen interpretációja egyszerre technikai tökély és lírai érzékenység: Bach zenéje az ő előadásában nem csupán történeti, hanem időtlen emberi tapasztalattá válik.
Track Listing
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
1–3. Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 – 16:10 (mi majeur – E-Dur – E-groot)
4–6. Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 – 12:51 (la mineur – a-Moll – a-klein)
7–9. Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060 (reconstructed) – 13:41 (ut mineur – c-Moll – c-klein)
10–13. Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 – 14:23 (mi majeur – E-Dur – E-groot)
14–17. Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017 – 14:33 (ut mineur – c-Moll – c-klein)
Total Time: 71:54
Performers
- Janine Jansen – Violin
- Ramón Ortega Quero – Oboe
- Jan Jansen – Harpsichord
- Boris Brovtsyn, Cindy Albracht, Fredrik Paulsson, Julia-Maria Kretz, Tijmen Huizingh, Monika Urbonaite – Violins
- Nimrod Guez, Pauline Sachse – Violas
- Maarten Jansen – Cello
- Rick Stotijn – Double Bass
Interesting Facts
- Collaborative Spirit: Rather than recording with a full orchestra, Janine Jansen assembled a tight-knit ensemble of close friends, reflecting Bach’s own chamber-like approach to these concertos.
- Oboe Concerto Reconstruction: The Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060 is a reconstructed work, believed to have been originally written for violin and oboe, later adapted by Bach for two harpsichords.
- Harpsichord Sonatas: Including the two harpsichord and violin sonatas offers a rare look at Bach’s intimate chamber music, performed here with poise and lyricism.
- Artistic Vision: Jansen’s performances are praised for their natural phrasing, graceful ornamentation, and rhythmic vitality, making them both historically informed and emotionally modern.
- Critical Praise: Gramophone lauded this album for its “fresh, spontaneous interplay and luminous sonority”, calling it “Bach for the 21st century with a human heart.”
Hungarian Translation – Érdekes Tények
- Kamarazenei hangulat: Jansen kis együttesével baráti közelségű zenei párbeszédet teremt.
- Újjáépített mű: A C-moll versenymű (BWV 1060) rekonstrukció, mely eredetileg hegedűre és oboára íródott.
- Csembaló-szonáták: A két hegedű–csembaló szonáta ritkán hallható, mégis Bach legbensőségesebb kompozíciói közé tartozik.
- Kritikai fogadtatás: A Gramophone szerint Jansen előadása „tökéletes egyensúlyban tartja a stílushűséget és az érzelmi hitelességet.”
Product Details
- Label: Decca Music Group Limited (London, England)
- Distributed by: Universal Music Company
- Recording Type: Digital (DDD)
- Cover Design: Decca Classics Studio
- Booklet: Multilingual (English, German, French, Dutch)
- Total Time: 71:54
- Made in: European Union
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