Calefax Reed Quintet - Bach's Musical Offerings (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The Dutch reed quintet Calefax celebrates 35 years of adventurous and versatile musicianship with a collection of Musical Offerings from Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by the ensemble’s saxophonist Raaf Hekkema. Arthur Klaassens joins the ensemble on a lupophone and english horn for Musikalisches Opfer, the main course of this programme, as well as for the 14 Canons, BWV 1087, further expanding the ensemble’s sonic palette. The album concludes with Bach's Canonic variations on Vom Himmel hoch. All nine know versions of the melody have found a place in Raafs arrangement, resulting in a many-coloured Christmas collage.

Bach’s Musical Offerings is Calefax’ third PENTATONE release, after the well-received Dido & Aeneazz (2019), a virtuosic and eclectic recomposition of Purcell’s famous opera performed with trumpetist Eric Vloeimans, as well as Hidden Gems (2018), showcasing the quintet’s versatility with pieces ranging from Corelli and Satie to Nina Simone.

TRACKLIST

1. Calefax Reed Quintet - Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale: I. Largo (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
2. Calefax Reed Quintet - Regis issu cantio et reliqua canonica arte resoluta: Ricercar à 3 (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
3. Calefax Reed Quintet - Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale: II. Allegro (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
4. Calefax Reed Quintet - Thematis Regii elaborationes canonicae: Thematis Regii elaborationes canonicae I (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
5. Calefax Reed Quintet - Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale: III. Andante (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
6. Calefax Reed Quintet - Thematis Regii elaborationes canonicae: Thematis Regii elaborationes canonicae II (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
7. Calefax Reed Quintet - Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale: IV. Allegro (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
8. Calefax Reed Quintet - Thematis Regii elaborationes canonicae: Thematis Regii elaborationes canonicae III (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
9. Calefax Reed Quintet - Regis issu cantio et reliqua canonica arte resoluta: Ricercar à 6 (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)
10. Calefax Reed Quintet - 14 Canons (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1087)
11. Calefax Reed Quintet - Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (After J.S. Bach's BWV 769): Var. 1, In canone all'ottava
12. Calefax Reed Quintet - Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (After J.S. Bach's BWV 769): Var. 2, Alio modo in canone alla quinta
13. Calefax Reed Quintet - Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (After J.S. Bach's BWV 769): Var. 3, In canone alla settima
14. Calefax Reed Quintet - Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (After J.S. Bach's BWV 769): Var. 4, In canone all'ottava per augmentationem
15. Calefax Reed Quintet - Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (After J.S. Bach's BWV 769): Var. 5, L'altra sorte del canone al rovescio



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