Complete Brandenburg Cycle in Budapest by Capella Savaria

By Nahoko Gotoh, 07 March 2016

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“an elegant and intimate dialogue between the solos and tutti”

Reviewed at Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest on 3 March 2016

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV1046

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV1047

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV1048

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV1049

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV1050

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.