BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS BWV 1046-51 - LEDGER, ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (2 CDS)

BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS BWV 1046-51 English Chamber OrchestraSir Philip Ledger “Ledger has the advantage of fresh and detailed digital recording. He directs resilient, well-paced readings of all 6 concertos on modern instruments, lively, yet never over-forced. The slow movements in particular are most beautifully done, persuasively and without mannerism. Flutes rather than recorders are used in No.4.” (Penguin Guide 3 stars) “I suggested this as the best of the budget-price CD versions – a commendation it now retains. All the soloists (listed inside) play with accuracy and sensitivity, Garcia earning an honourable mention for the fleet-fingered dispatch in Concerto No.4. There are many good things in this set, not least the expressively played slow movements” (Gramophone) CD1 [45:03]Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major, BWV 1046[1] (no tempo indication) 4:17[2] Adagio 4:07[3] Allegro 4:36[4] Menuetto – Trio I – Polacca – Trio II 7:31 Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major, BWV 104