Graun: Oboe Concertos

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Release Date: 10th Feb 2014
Catalogue No: ACC24280
Label: Accent
Length: 71 minutes

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Förster, C: Oboe Concerto in C Minor

Work length13:50

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Xenia Löffler (oboe)
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

I. Allegro ma poco

Track length4:41

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II. Largo

Track length5:26

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III. Allegro

Track length3:43

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Neruda, J B G: Sinfonia Federico in G Major (attrib. to J.G. Graun)

Work length6:51

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Xenia Löffler (oboe)
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

I. Allegro

Track length2:50

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II. Andante

Track length2:30

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III. Presto

Track length1:31

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Graun, C H: Concerto a 5 in F Major

Work length9:57

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Xenia Löffler (oboe)
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

I. Allegro

Track length4:03

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II. Largo

Track length3:23

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III. Presto

Track length2:31

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Graun, C H: Quartet in C Minor

Work length9:08

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Xenia Löffler (oboe)
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

I. Adagio

Track length1:56

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II. Allegro

Track length2:20

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III. Adagio

Track length1:25

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IV. Allegro

Track length3:27

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Graun, C H: Concerto a 5 in G Minor

Work length10:59

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Xenia Löffler (oboe)
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

I. Allegro

Track length3:50

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II. Andante

Track length3:52

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III. Allegro moderato

Track length3:17

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Graun, C H: Trio Sonata in B Minor

Work length11:45

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Xenia Löffler (oboe)
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

I. Adagio

Track length4:56

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II. Alla breve

Track length3:18

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III. Allegro

Track length3:31

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Graun, C H: Concerto a 4 in A Major

Work length8:48

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Xenia Löffler (oboe)
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

I. Allegro

Track length2:45

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$1.30

II. Largo

Track length3:35

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$1.30

III. Allegro

Track length2:28

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Johann Gottlieb Graun became a member of the small court orchestra of the Prussian Crown Prince Frederick in Ruppin in 1732, which Carl Heinrich also joined in 1735. With Friedrich's ascension to the throne in 1740, Johann Gottlieb was appointed concertmaster and Carl Heinrich kapellmeister of the royal court. Johann Gottlieb remained until the end of his life closely linked to Frederick the Great, as concertmaster and chamber musician. Whilst his brother Carl Heinrich became an important figure at the new Berlin Court Opera, Johann Gottlieb strongly influenced the musical life of Berlin and early classicism in general as a violinist and composer.

One can no longer determine with any certainty which of the brothers wrote the oboe concertos recorded here – the existing sources are too unclear and the differences in their personal styles are too slight. What is certain, however, is that the name "Graun" was a kind of seal of approval in those days for zestful music rich in ideas – an estimation still valid today, as is readily apparent when listening to these concertos.

The oboist Xenia Löffler has distinguished herself as a specialist for the North German repertoire of this period, as in her recordings with oboe concertos from the Dresden Court and with works from the Dresden Pisendel Collection (ACC24202 and 24222). Alongside her teaching activities at the Academy of the Arts in Bremen, she is a member of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and in great international demand as a soloist.

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