Bach, J.S.: B Minor Suite / Vivaldi: 3 Piccolo Concertos

Featuring

Gunilla von Bahr
Paavo Pohjola
Zahari Mirchev
Zahari Tchavdarov
Ulla Vrethammar
Geza Farkas

Eva Nordenfelt
Wille Sundling
Jan-Olav Wedin
Lars Jonsson
Lars-Olaf Bergström
Sten Westling
Karl Göran Ehntorp
Claude Génetay
Stockholmer Kammerorchester
Svenska Kammarorkestern
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

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Performer Biography

More than 25 composers have written over 45 works, including seven solo concertos, specifically for Gunilla von Bahr, the flutist on this album.

Instruments

Vivaldi's piccolo concertos were originally intended for the sopranino recorder but are now usually played on the modern piccolo, as is the case on this album.

Composition History

Marc Pincherle, a French researcher, published a catalogue of Vivaldi's compositions in 1948 that included 446 concertos, 227 of which were for violin.

Compositional Technique

The last movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's B minor Suite, Badinerie, derives its name from 'badine', a small stick used for walking or playing, and 'badin', meaning happy and playful.

Performer Biography

Gunilla von Bahr, the flutist on this album, is one of the few flautists who can play all four types of flutes, from piccolo to bass flute, with equal skill.

Composer Biography

Antonio Vivaldi, a Baroque composer, was one of the most productive composers of his era, with 83 solo concertos printed during his lifetime.

Composition History

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Sonata for solo flute in A minor was composed in 1747 and stylistically relates to his father's compositions of the same type.