Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)
Concerto pour cor en ré majeur, FWV L:D 16
Concerto pour cor en ré majeur, FWV L:D 18

Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729)
Sinfonia pour cor en fa majeur, Seibel 209

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690-1749)
Sinfonia en mi bémol majeur

Melchior Hoffmann (1679-1715)
Concerto pour cor en mi bémol majeur

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sinfonia, extrait de "Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzen Gemüte", BWV 174

Christoph Graupner (1683-1760)
Sinfonia en ré majeur, GWV 511

Stephan Katte, cor, trompe de chasse
Sebastian Fischer, cor, trompte de chasse
L'Apa Festante
(Instruments d'époque)
Rien Voskuilen, direction

This is no deception – right from the first work of this recording, a concerto from the rich oeuvre of Bach's contemporary Johann Friedrich Fasch, a ‘Brandenburg’ mood is set and this becomes increasingly tangible as the music unfolds. After virtuoso pieces by Johann David Heinichen, Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel and Melchior Hoffmann, the Leipzig St. Thomas Cantor himself ultimately surprises us with the Sinfonia to his Cantata 174, a splendid, lavishly-scored variant of the first movement from the third Brandenburg Concerto. This is a great challenge for the two main protagonists, who perform true marvels on their natural horns and trumpets together with the inspiring ensemble L'arpa festante.