Utwory na płycie:

• Concerto In F Major, GWV 323 - Allegro
• Concerto In F Major, GWV 323 - Andante
• Concerto In F Major, GWV 323 - Allegro
• Sonata in D minor, FaWV N:d3 - Largo
• Sonata in D minor, FaWV N:d3 - Allegro
• Sonata in D minor, FaWV N:d3 - Largo
• Sonata in D minor, FaWV N:d3 - Allegro
• Concerto In F Major, BWV 1057 - [ - ]
• Concerto In F Major, BWV 1057 - Andante
• Concerto In F Major, BWV 1057 - Allegro assai
• Quartet In G Minor, TWV 43:G4 - Allegro
• Quartet In G Minor, TWV 43:G4 - Adagio
• Quartet In G Minor, TWV 43:G4 - Allegro
• Concerto in F major, FaWV L:F6 - Allegro
• Concerto in F major, FaWV L:F6 - Largo
• Concerto in F major, FaWV L:F6 - Allegro
• Concerto In C Major, TWV 51:C1 - Allegretto
• Concerto In C Major, TWV 51:C1 - Allegro
• Concerto In C Major, TWV 51:C1 - Andante
• Concerto In C Major, TWV 51:C1 - Tempo di Minue.

Christoph Graupner:
Concerto in F major, GWV 323

Johann Friedrich Fasch:
Sonata in D minor, FaWV N:d3
Concerto in F major, FaWV L:F6

Johann Sebastian Bach:
Concerto in F major, BWV 1057

Georg Philipp Telemann:
Quartet in G minor, TWV 43:g4
Concerto in C major, TWV 51:C1

The Thomaskantor position in Leipzig was one of the most important jobs for musicians in Germany in the 18th century. Several important musicians applied to succeed Johann Kuhnau after his death in 1722. In the recruitment process, the Leipzig city council was able to choose from the most famous personalities of the time: The first choice was Georg Philipp Telemann, who declined, however, after he had obtained a decent salary increase at his Hamburg post. The next two candidates were Johann Friedrich Fasch and Christoph Graupner - Fasch, knowing about Telemann's application, had accepted another position and Graupner would have become Thomaskantor, but his employer in Darmstadt would not let him go. Only the third choice, as is generally known, fell on Johann Sebastian Bach …

In his programme "Leipzig 1723", Stefan Temmingh recalls this major moment in music history and presents recorder concertos by all four competitors. Excellently accompanied by the Capricornus Consort Basel, he thus creates a panopticon of recorder concertos by the greatest German masters of the time.

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Recording: Church St. German, Seewen (Switzerland), 10-13 August 2020. Instruments: Alto recorders after Denner & Bressan by Ernst Meyer and by Meyerrecorders; Harpsichord after Ioannes Ruckers, Antwerp 1624, petit ravalement Bammental, 2010.