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:
JS Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Vivaldi Recorder Concerto in C minor, RV 441
Finger Sonata in C for trumpet, violin & oboe
Handel Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 3 No. 5 (HWV 316)
INTERVAL
Telemann Concerto in A for flute, violin & cello, TWV53:A2
JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Performers:
(also soloists in brackets)
Yasaman Mashhouri recorder (2, 6)
Martyn Shaw flute (1, 5)
Michael Niesemann oboe (3, 6)
Robert Vanryne trumpet (3, 6)
Pauline Nobes violin (3, 5, 6)
Rachel Gray cello (5)