Work: Symphony in E flat major, Wq 179

This Southbank Centre concert of five of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's symphonies, alongside his Concerto in E flat for Harpsichord and Fortepiano showed just how much of a revolutionary this oft-overlooked composer was. The OAE were conducted by Rebecca Miller.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-88), the second son of J.S. Bach, was a hugely talented composer in his own right, but his music is still rarely heard on the concert stage. In fact, it is not just his works, but the whole pre-classical repertory between Bach/Handel and Haydn/Mozart still lies largely unexplored except in recordings.

L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève captivé par le hautbois d’Alexei Ogrintchouk, aura vécu une exaltation passionante qui ne durera malheureusement que le temps d’une danse Martinienne et Marcellesque ! Subsistent de nombreux points positifs qui donnent beaucoup d’espoir au renouveau de cet orchestre.