C.P.E. BACH COMPLETE FLUTE CONCERTOS

Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach (Composer), Kevin Mallon (Conductor), Toronto Camerata (Orchestra), Patrick Gallois (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Patrick Gallois
• Orchestra: Toronto Camerata
• Conductor: Kevin Mallon
• Composer: Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach
• Audio CD (November 19, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B00006L3VP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,381 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flute perfection, April 25, 2007

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Biblibio - See all my reviews
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This review is from: C.P.E. BACH COMPLETE FLUTE CONCERTOS (Audio CD)

C.P.E. Bach composed some lovely concertos for flute. I'll also point out that they're not so easy. But Gallois plays perfectly. His sound is clear, beautiful, and always lovely to listen to. The music is both fun, dramatic, and exciting. It's everything any concerto should be. It's just by the other Bach, and it's just for flute.

Regarding the music, there are different feels for the different concertos. For example, the A-minor concerto feels slower (which, of course, it's not) than the others. The B-flat major concerto sounds almost like Mozart's style, but ah - Mozart snagged this style from Bach (this Bach)! Another goodie on the first disc is the sonata for solo flute, which besides being beautiful is emotional and lovely.

The next disc starts out bouncy with the A-major concerto. The G-major concerto once again gives a sort of Mozart feel while still wholly original. The strings have a long solo at the beginning where they display emotion and feeling. Then the flute kicks in, and it's just gorgeous. The CD ends with the D-minor concerto, which is very beautiful and played wonderfully.

It's an excellent CD for any flute lover, but also for any music lover. C.P.E. Bach was an excellent composer and these wonderful concertos are proof of his talent. The sound is perfectly fine (everything sounds all good to my ears), so no worries there.

Enjoy!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Penguin Rosette Award Winner, October 16, 2005

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Alan Lekan (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: C.P.E. BACH COMPLETE FLUTE CONCERTOS (Audio CD)

C.P.E. Bach often does not get the credit he deserves for his pioneering new ideas that led into the "classical" era. His influence on Mozart can be heard from the opening allegro of the G minor concerto - music that most people would likely identify as Mozart not knowing anything more. The concertos here are both fine compositions and performances - so much that Penguin Guide awarded this CD a top-of-the-class "Rosette" award.

I think the below reviewer was way too hard on the sound quality. It is really fine, clear and unobjectionable - Penguin calls it "first class" even. I think the sound slightly lacks some of the "punch" of the Philips DUO CD of many of the flute concertos (also rated highly), but I cannot see not buying this CD because of it. Naxos sound is usually "very good" but rarely "poor" or the "absolute finest" of the available choices. Where this CD contains all of the flute concertos, the Philips DUO CD does not but contains some other works for oboe and harp if you want more diversity. Both are fine choices for this music. 4.5 stars.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Gallois is an extraordinaire virtuoso !, February 28, 2003

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François Beaudoin (Québec, Canada (where we speak french...)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: C.P.E. BACH COMPLETE FLUTE CONCERTOS (Audio CD)

This music is absolutely superb !! I did not know Gallois before. He is a great virtuoso. This music of C.P.E. is astonishing. A great discovery for me. But, of course, you have to love flute. This beautiful and rhythmic music is never agressive for the listener. And you'll have two CDs at a bargain price. I had some doubt about NAXOS recording. It has been confirmed after listening to this CdS on all of my CD players. The sound of the flute is very clear. But we can't heared the orchestra with clarity. The sound of orchestra, the strings in particular, is so unclear and bad that it's ruined most of the pleasure. NAXOS does it again !!! Poor label. Personnally, this is my last purchase of a NAXOS CD.

On the whole, I give 5 stars for the performance of Patrice Gallois and 1 star for the NAXOS recording.