Sunday, November 22, 2009

Fasch JF - Works for Orchestra - Combattimento Consort Amsterdam






Fasch JF - Works for Orchestra - Combattimento Consort Amsterdam
Orchestral | Eac, flac, cue | log, cover | 1 CD, 331 MB
release 2008 | Challenge Classics | RapidShare




Johann Friedrich Fasch

(15 April 1688 – 5 December 1758) was a German violinist and composer.

Fasch was born in Buttelstedt, was a choirboy in Weissenfels and studied under Johann Kuhnau at the famous St. Thomas School in Leipzig and later founded a Collegium Musicum in that city. He then traveled throughout Germany, becoming a violinist in the orchestra in Bayreuth in 1714 and holding court posts in Greiz and Lukavec. In 1722 he was appointed Kapellmeister at Zerbst, a post he held until his death.

His works include cantatas, concertos, symphonies, and chamber music. None of his pieces were printed in his lifetime, and a large number of his vocal works, including four operas, have been lost. However, he was held in high regard by his contemporaries (Johann Sebastian Bach made manuscript copies of a number of his pieces), and he is today considered an important link between the Baroque and Classical periods.

Fasch died in Zerbst at the age of 70. He was the father of Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, also a musician of note.

Since 1983, the city of Zerbst holds the annual Fasch Fesivals to honour his memory.


CD Content

Suite for Orchestra in B flat Major
Concerto in F Major (flute, oboe)
Concerto in B flat Major (oboe, bassoon)
Sonata a quattro
Sinfonia in G Major
Concerto in D Major (trumpet)


1 comment:

  1. Many thanks for this one! To my ears Fasch has at least as distinctive a voice as, say, Zelenka: idiomatic writing for winds in particular, repeated bass notes, rustic drone effects, and a felicity with melody. I will have to try to figure out how to hear your radio program. I'd love to hear your own observations on the music you post.

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