Johan Joachim Agrell - 6 Works for Orchestra Drottningholms Barockensemble

• Johan Joachim Agrell (1701 - 1765): Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 111345:
• 1 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 111345: I. Allegro 03:55
• 2 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 111345: II. Andantino 03:37
• 3 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 111345: III. Menuet & trio 03:32
• 4 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 111345: IV. Presto 03:48
• Sinfonia in B-Flat Major Op. 1 No. 4, SheA 551533:
• 5 Agrell: Sinfonia in B-Flat Major Op. 1 No. 4, SheA 551533: I. Allegro 02:55
• 6 Agrell: Sinfonia in B-Flat Major Op. 1 No. 4, SheA 551533: II. Affetuoso 04:05
• 7 Agrell: Sinfonia in B-Flat Major Op. 1 No. 4, SheA 551533: III. Presto assai 02:23
• Sinfonia in E-Flat Major, SheA 131511:
• 8 Agrell: Sinfonia in E-Flat Major, SheA 131511: I. Allegro 03:09
• 9 Agrell: Sinfonia in E-Flat Major, SheA 131511: II. Andante 04:08
• 10 Agrell: Sinfonia in E-Flat Major, SheA 131511: III. Allegro 02:02
• Sinfonia in C Major, SheA 531531:
• 11 Agrell: Sinfonia in C Major, SheA 531531: I. Allegro 03:35
• 12 Agrell: Sinfonia in C Major, SheA 531531: II. Andante 02:57
• 13 Agrell: Sinfonia in C Major, SheA 531531: III. Presto 01:57
• Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 135175:
• 14 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 135175: I. Allegro 03:06
• 15 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 135175: II. Andante 03:02
• 16 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 135175: III. Menuet & trio 04:59
• 17 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 135175: IV. Allegro 02:19
• 18 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 135175: V. Largo 02:35
• 19 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 135175: VI. Scherzo 02:41
• Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 171111:
• 20 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 171111: I. Allegro 04:33
• 21 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 171111: II. - 02:07
• 22 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 171111: III. Presto 02:10
• 23 Agrell: Sinfonia in D Major, SheA 171111: IV. Menuet & trio 03:47
• Total Runtime 01:13:22

Info for Johan Joachim Agrell - 6 Works for Orchestra

Johan Joachim Agrell (1701-1765) war zweifelsohne der international erfolgreichste schwedische Musiker, Komponist und Dirigent des 18. Jahrhunderts. Er verließ seine Heimat in jungen Jahren und machte sich an mehreren europäischen Hoforchestern einen Namen. Agrells musikalisches Schaffen ist in Umfang und Stil sehr reichhaltig. Neben 25 ähnlichen Sinfonien sind etwa 25 Solokonzerte und eine beträchtliche Anzahl von Kammermusikwerken erhalten geblieben. Vieles ist jedoch verloren gegangen, darunter mindestens 75 Kirchenkantaten und eine große Anzahl anderer Kirchenmusik.

Jetzt veröffentlicht die Schwedische Gesellschaft ein neues Album, auf dem das Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble sechs seiner Orchestersuiten oder Sinfonien", wie sie auch genannt wurden, interpretiert, die er komponierte, kurz bevor sich die viersätzige Sinfonieform durchsetzte. Das international angesehene Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble wurde 1971 gegründet und widmet sich hauptsächlich der Aufführung von Musik des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts auf historischen Instrumenten. Heute ist die Zahl der Mitglieder auf 33 angewachsen. Konzertmeister des Ensembles ist der Geiger Nils-Erik Sparf, der auch Primarius des Uppsala Kammarsolisters ist.

Das Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble hat bisher rund 60 Aufnahmen für BIS, EMI, Musica Sveciae und Naxos gemacht, darunter Werke von J.S. Bach, Händel, Telemann und J.H. Roman. Jedes Jahr gibt das Ensemble mehr als 40 Konzerte in Schweden und im Ausland.

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra
Aapo Häkkinen, Musikalische Leitung

The Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
was formed by viola player Lars Brolin in 1971. The six original musicians set themselves the goal of playing 17th and 18th century music on period instruments. Today, the number of members has grown and the ensemble can at most present an orchestra with strings, winds, percussion and timpani. The ensemble's concertmaster is the violinist Nils-Erik Sparf, who is also a primary member of Uppsala Kammarsolister, and Stefan Lindvall, a freelance musician based in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Over the years the DBE has had the opportunity to work and tour in several countries and continents including the USA, China, Australia, Spain, Germany, France and Japan. Many famous artists and conductors have chosen to work with Drottningholmarna. In Sweden, concerts have been organised with the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir and the Bach Choir. World-renowned conductors include Christopher Hogwood, Andrew Parrott, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Sigiswald Kuijken, Emmanuelle Haim and Alfredo Bernardini, and soloists such as Anne Sofie von Otter, Clas Pehrsson, Malena Ernman and Emma Kirkby. Since 2006, the ensemble has collaborated with soprano Barbara Hendricks. This collaboration has so far resulted in three recordings and several tours in France, Morocco and Japan.

Some 60 recordings have been made for BIS, EMI, Musica Svecia and Naxos with works by Bach, Handel, Telemann and Roman, to name but a few. The recording of Vivaldi's "The Seasons" received international acclaim and was chosen as the best recording of the work by the prestigious German magazine Audio.

Since 2005, the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble has run its own concert series with about 6 concerts per year. Over the years, both different constellations of the DBE and a large number of visiting groups and soloists have participated. As of 2010, the series is a collaboration with Engelbrekt's parish in Stockholm.

Since 2005, the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble has run its own concert series with about six concerts per year. Over the years, various constellations of the DBE as well as a large number of visiting groups and soloists have participated. In 2011, the ensemble celebrated its 40th anniversary with three festive concerts, where both baroque oboist Alfredo Bernardini and composer Carl Unander-Scharin were on the programme.

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