Brandenburgische Konzerte 1–6 by Bach, J. S., vr. 28 mrt 2025, Van (2025/2025), Dirigent Maurice Steger, hr-Sendesaal, Frankfurt am Main, Duitsland

The title is French and sums it up: »Six Concerts avec plusieurs instruments«, as Bach himself called his famous concert series. The Swiss recorder player and conductor Maurice Steger presents them all - each in a class of its own. Today they are world-famous as the »Brandenburg Concertos«. However, their actual title gets to the heart of the matter in all modesty: they are neither pure solo concertos nor true concerti grossi, but rather Bach explored all the possibilities and combinations of how instrumentalists could perform together. A showcase of constructive cooperation, so to speak, which only really comes into its own in a cyclical performance. Maurice Steger will also demonstrate this: Although Bach rarely used the recorder, it plays an extremely sophisticated role in the »Brandenburgischs«. After all, Maurice Steger has long been regarded as an unrivaled virtuoso on this instrument.