Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christian & · Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concertos
Anastasia Injushina, piano
Hamburger Camerata
Ralf Gothóni, conductor
Track listing
11 tracks · 67:34Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Concerto in D major, Wq 43/2 22:05
- 1 I Allegro di molto 7:09
- 2 II Andante (sostenuto) 6:46
- 3 III Allegretto 8:09
Johann Christian Bach
- Concerto in D major, Op. 7/3 10:39
- 4 I Allegro con spirito 5:36
- 5 II Rondeau. Allegretto 4:48
- Concerto in E flat major, Op. 7/5 16:30
- 6 I Allegro di molto 6:54
- 7 II Andante 6:18
- 8 III Allegro 3:02
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Concerto No. II in E major, BWV 1053 19:05
- 9 I 7:50
- 10 II Siciliano 5:05
- 11 III Allegro 5:57
About this recording
Ondine is proud to announce the release of a new album of keyboard concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christian Bach. Featuring some of the most beautiful and popular keyboard concertos of the composers' output, these works are played here on a modern piano by the striking pianist Anastasia Injushina, who is joined by the Hamburger Camerata and conductor Ralf Gothóni.
Anastasia Injushina, the First Prize Winner of the ARD competition in Munich, among other awards, has performed widely internationally and has made numerous recordings for radio and television. Her artistry is renowned for her particular poetry and sensitivity which has attracted some of the world's top musicians to join her in performing chamber music. Her strong relationship to chamber music has been a thriving force of her career and she has been the artistic director of the Springlight
Chamber Music Festival in Helsinki since its commencement in 2009.
The Hamburger Camerata is known for its wide-ranging, unusual and sophisticated programs together with its commitment to both the classical repertoire and contemporary music.
Ralf Gothóni has appeared at the world's most distinguished music festivals and with prominent European and American orchestras both as pianist and conductor - often in a dual role, conducting the orchestra from the piano.
The album features CPE Bach's Concerto in D major; JC Bach's Concerto in D major and Concert in E flat major; and JS Bach's Concerto No. 2 in E major.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German and Finnish.
The artists
Anastasia Injushina
Anastasia Injushina began her piano studies at the age of four, and soon she studied
at St. Petersburg conservatoire in the Lubov Rudova class. Already then she toured
the country as an orchestra soloist, and at the age of ten she premiered in the famous
hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonie.
Injushina moved to Finland in 1991 and started studying at the Sibelius-Academy
with Viathcheslav Novikov. When still studying, she was awarded the II position at
the national Maj Lind piano competition and she won I prize at the Munich ARD
competition. This victory meant a leap in her solo career, but also helped Injushina
develop herself as a chamber musician in an international level.
After her studies, Anastasia Injushina has made numerous radio and television
recordings, for such broadcasting companies as ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk,
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Finnish YLE. She has been
invited to perform at several international music festivals, among which Schleswig-
Holstein, Mecklenburg, MDR-Sommer, Kuhmo Chamber Music and Mikkeli Music
festival. Ms Injushina has continued to give concerts around Europe and South
America, both as a soloist and a chamber musician with the world leading musicians
as partners.
One of the thriving forces of Anastasia Injushina's career has been her special
relationship with chamber music. After many years of work, this love for music
developed into a decision to build up a new chamber music event in Helsinki. Since
2009, Anastasia Injushina has been the artistic director of her own Helsinki Chamber
Music Festival.
Hamburger Camerata
The Hamburger Camerata was founded in 1986 and has made an outstanding name for itself since then with unusual, sophisticated programmes and interpretations. The ensemble's playing is characterized by brilliant technical precision and unconventional liveliness, stylistic accuracy, a flexible chamber music sound and energetic enthusiasm. Under conductors Max Pommer, Claus Bantzer and Ralf Gothóni, the orchestra has made a unique place for itself on Hamburg's music scene with its concert series at Laeiszhalle Hamburg, which was launched in 1990. Wideranging programmes of chamber music-like symphonic works and symphonic chamber music as well as a commitment to contemporary music are typical of this concert series.
Max Pommer served as Artistic Director of the Hamburger Camerata from 2001-2011. Since 2011 Gustav Frielinghaus, first violinist of the Amaryllis Quartet, has been concertmaster of the chamber orchestra. In 2012 the Hamburger Camerata engaged the superb, award-winning young conductor Simon Gaudenz as its new Chief Conductor. Under his direction, the orchestra makes an important contribution to Hamburg's new era as a musical centre and also acts as Hamburg's musical ambassador far beyond the city's limits.
In addition to its subscription series at leading churches in Hamburg and northern Germany, the ensemble appears to great acclaim at international music festivals and concert halls throughout Germany and abroad.
The Hamburger Camerata is committed to sustainable and ongoing music education, particularly for
children from deprived areas, offering family concerts, the Elbwichtel concerts for three- to six-year-olds, school and day care centre concerts, sponsorships, visits to schools and day care centres, opportunities to attend orchestra rehearsals and workshops, with which they reach more than 10,000 children and young people every year.
Numerous sponsors, business partners, friends and supporters as well as the board of trustees, with Rolf
Seelmann-Eggebert as chairman, make an invaluable contribution towards helping the Hamburger Camerata achieve its artistic goals over the long term.