In the view of Albrecht Mayer, principal oboist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, “Johann Sebastian Bach loved the oboe beyond all measure”. Bach’s brilliant Concerto in A major for oboe d’amore would seem to support his presumption.
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At this concert, he performs the piece with the Berliner Barock Solisten (Berlin Baroque Soloists), an ensemble composed of members of the Berliner Philharmoniker along with leading representatives of the Early Music scene.
Other items on the evening’s programme are the virtuosic Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and concertante works by other members of the Bach family.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 (early version)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
Sinfonia in D minor Wf I/3
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Concerto for oboe, strings and basso continuo in G major (after the Harpsichord Concerto Wq 9)
Johann Christoph Bach
Lamento for oboe d'amore, violin, strings and basso continuo (after "Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte")
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Symphony for Strings in E flat major Wq/HWV deest
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe d'amore, strings and basso continuo in A major BWV 1055R
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Participating artists
Berliner Barock Solisten
Gottfried von der Goltz
Albrecht Mayer
