Bach-Abel Society

Bach-Abel Society

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

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, Justin Taylor, Les Ombres

3:43

II. Rondeau. Allegro assai

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

2:46

IX. [Prelude] in D Major, WKO 194

Margaux Blanchard, Les Ombres

1:56

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

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

6:09

I. Allegro

Margaux Blanchard, Justin Taylor, Les Ombres

4:10

II. Adagio

Les Ombres, Margaux Blanchard, Justin Taylor

2:53

III. Vivace

Justin Taylor, Margaux Blanchard, Les Ombres

3:07

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

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

2:16

I. Allegro

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

5:36

II. Largo

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

5:56

III. Allegro

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

4:21

[Prelude] in D Minor, WK 205

Les Ombres, Margaux Blanchard

2:13

Allegro ma non tropo

Les Ombres, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Justin Taylor

5:05

I. Allegro moderato

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

7:50

II. Adagio ma non troppo

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

3:53

II. Allegretto

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

2:46

II. Tempo di Minuetto

Justin Taylor, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Les Ombres

3:06

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

Sylvain Sartre, Justin Taylor, Fiona McGown, 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
Margaux Blanchard

Viola da Gamba

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