Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.2

In his second Brandenburg concerto, Bach took the Baroque concerto form to its limit, pitting solo trumpet, oboe, recorder and violin against the orchestra, offering a remarkable palette of colour alongside dazzling harmonic invention. We also perform Bach’s Suite in B minor with Manchester Baroque’s flautist Martyn Shaw alongside concertos by Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel featuring our leader, violinist Pauline Nobes, oboist Michael Niesemann, trumpeter Robert Vanryne, and special guest on recorder Yasaman Mashhouri.

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor (BWV 1067)

(1685–1750)

Martyn Shaw - Flute

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for recorder in C minor (RV 441)

(1678–1741)

Yasaman Mashhouri - Recorder

Gottfried Finger Sonata in C major for trumpet, violin and oboe

(1660–1730)

Robert Vanryne - Trumpet, Pauline Nobes - Violin, Michael Niesemann - Oboe

George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.3/5

(1685–1759)

INTERVAL

Georg Philipp Telemann Concerto for flute, violin and cello in A major (TWV53:A2)

(1681–1767)

Martyn Shaw - Flute, Pauline Nobes - Violin, Rachel Gray - Cello

Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg concerto No. 2 in F major (BWV 1047)

Robert Vanryne - Trumpet, Michael Niesemann - Oboe, Pauline Nobes - Violin, Yasaman Mashhouri - Recorder