Bach-Abel Society

Bach-Abel Society

Justin Taylor, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Fiona McGown, Margaux Blanchard, Sylvain Sartre, Les Ombres, Hanna Salzenstein

2022

J.S. Bach’s son Johann Christian arrived in London in 1762, and with his fellow composer Carl Friedrich Abel established a series of prestigious concerts which ran for 17 years. Music heard at the Bach-Abel recitals is surveyed on this intriguing album by the Swiss ensemble Les Ombres. The sprightly Quartet in D Major by J.C. Bach, two pensive pieces for bass viol by Abel and a charmingly Mozartian Harpsichord Quintet by Johann Samuel Schröter are among the highlights, and three of Haydn’s numerous arrangements of Scottish songs are brightly sung by mezzo-soprano Fiona McGown. Les Ombres play on period instruments, imparting an extra tang to this fascinating slice of aural history.

I. Andante. Rondo Allegro

Sylvain Sartre, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Margaux Blanchard, Les Ombres, Justin Taylor

3:43

II. Rondeau. Allegro assai

Justin Taylor, Margaux Blanchard, Les Ombres, Sylvain Sartre, Théotime Langlois de Swarte

2:46

IX. [Prelude] in D Major, WKO 194

Les Ombres, Margaux Blanchard

1:56

I. Mary's Dream, Hob. XXXIa:1

Les Ombres, Fiona McGown, Justin Taylor, Margaux Blanchard, Sylvain Sartre, Théotime Langlois de Swarte

6:09

I. Allegro

Justin Taylor, Margaux Blanchard, Les Ombres

4:10

II. Adagio

Margaux Blanchard, Justin Taylor, Les Ombres

2:53

III. Vivace

Justin Taylor, Margaux Blanchard, Les Ombres

3:07

II. John Anderson, my Jo, Hob. XXXIa:2

Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Les Ombres, Sylvain Sartre, Justin Taylor, Fiona McGown, Margaux Blanchard

2:16

I. Allegro

Les Ombres, Justin Taylor, Margaux Blanchard, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Hanna Salzenstein, Sylvain Sartre

5:36

II. Largo

Margaux Blanchard, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Les Ombres, Sylvain Sartre, Hanna Salzenstein, Justin Taylor

5:56

III. Allegro

Justin Taylor, Sylvain Sartre, Les Ombres, Margaux Blanchard, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Hanna Salzenstein

4:21

[Prelude] in D Minor, WK 205

Margaux Blanchard, Les Ombres

2:13

Allegro ma non tropo

Justin Taylor, Les Ombres, Théotime Langlois de Swarte

5:05

I. Allegro moderato

Justin Taylor, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Margaux Blanchard, Sylvain Sartre, Les Ombres

7:50

II. Adagio ma non troppo

Margaux Blanchard, Sylvain Sartre, Les Ombres, Justin Taylor, Théotime Langlois de Swarte

3:53

II. Allegretto

Justin Taylor, Les Ombres, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Sylvain Sartre, Margaux Blanchard

2:46

II. Tempo di Minuetto

Les Ombres, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Justin Taylor

3:06

III. I Love my Love in Secret, Hob. XXXIa:3

Fiona McGown, Sylvain Sartre, Justin Taylor, Margaux Blanchard, Les Ombres, Théotime Langlois de Swarte

1:41

Johann Christian Bach

Composer
Carl Friedrich Abel

Composer
Franz Joseph Haydn

Composer
Johann Samuel Schroeter

Composer
Justin Taylor

Piano

Clémence Burgun

Supervisor
René Martin

Supervisor
Olivier Rosset

Producer
Olivier Rosset

Editing Engineer
Ann Van Allen-Russell

Liner Notes
Julien Benhamou

Photography
Donnie Nunley

Cover Photography
Jean-Michel Bouchet

Graphic Design
John Lowe

Liner Notes
Robert Burns

Liner Notes