Bach in Black: Violin concertos in minor keys & selected works for alto voice

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It’s an alluring crowd-pleaser. Director, violinist, counter-tenor – multi-talented showman Dmitry Sinkovsky reminds us of the flexibility of 18th-century musicians…It’s no mere stunt; certainly... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Oct 2017
Catalogue No: OP30567
Label: Naive
Length: 61 minutes

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Bach, J S: Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV1052

Work length21:50

Dmitry Sinkovsky (soloist)
La Voce Strumentale

I. Allegro

Track length7:28

II. Adagio

Track length6:33

III. Allegro

Track length7:49

Bach, J S: Matthäuspassion, BWV 244: No. 47, Erbarme Dich

Work length6:18

Dmitry Sinkovsky (soloist)
La Voce Strumentale

Bach, J S: Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV1056

Work length10:05

Dmitry Sinkovsky (soloist)
La Voce Strumentale

I. —

Track length3:36

II. Largo

Track length3:07

III. Presto

Track length3:22

Bach, J S: Johannespassion, BWV 245: No. 30, Es ist vollbracht! (Aria)

Work length4:49

Dmitry Sinkovsky (soloist)
La Voce Strumentale

Bach, J S: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041

Work length13:44

Dmitry Sinkovsky (soloist)
La Voce Strumentale

I. —

Track length3:57

II. Andante

Track length6:16

III. Allegro assai

Track length3:31

Bach, J S: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: No. 26, Agnus Dei. Largo

Work length4:36

Dmitry Sinkovsky (soloist)
La Voce Strumentale

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The melancholy genius of Bach, as told by the voice and violin of Dmitry Sinkovsky.

The charismatic and atypical musician, Dmitry Sinkovsky, expresses his artistry through three different musical means: as violinist, conductor and countertenor. A rare combination that Sinkovsky presents at the highest musical level on musical stages across the globe.

In his playing of multiple musical roles, Sinkovsky neatly reflects one of the main ide-as of the Baroque era: using the instrument as a singer’s voice, and, conversely, the human voice as the perfect instrument.

After virtuosic contributions as a violinist to the Vivaldi Edition, as well as a 2015 recording dedicated to the Prete rosso himself – with everything from the passion of the Four Seasons to opera arias and sacred music - Dmitry Sinkovsky now turns his hand to the ultimate musical reference: Bach.

The programme is carved around the spiritual, melancholic, oratorical and sometimes sombre force of the music of the master of Leipzig. Interspersed between the three concertos for violin and their famous adagios (in which the expressiveness of Sinkovsky’s playing is nothing short of a miracle), Sinkov-sky as countertenor sheds a new and very personal light on three of the purest jewels in the whole of music: ‘Erbarme Dich’ (St. Matthew Passion), ‘Es Ist Volbracht’ (Saint John Passion) and ‘Agnus Dei’ (Mass in B Minor).

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February 2018

It’s an alluring crowd-pleaser. Director, violinist, counter-tenor – multi-talented showman Dmitry Sinkovsky reminds us of the flexibility of 18th-century musicians…It’s no mere stunt; certainly these are intensely personal interpretations, and Sinkovsky wears his heart on his sleeve.

25th January 2018

Both arrangements are utterly convincing as violin concertos...The marvellous performances are complemented by fine sound-engineering within a modern-sounding but warm, mildly resonant concert hall acoustic. The solo violin and voice are nicely balanced against the accompanying strings, with a good sense of the space around the musicians, favouring both detailed clarity and the natural tonal richness of the instruments.

Bach in Black

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