CPE Bach Oboe Concertos- Symphonies Wq.180 & 181

1. Oboe Concerto in E-Flat Major, H. 468, Wq. 165 - I. Allegro
2. Oboe Concerto in E-Flat Major, H. 468, Wq. 165 - II. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Oboe Concerto in E-Flat Major, H. 468, Wq. 165 - III. Allegro ma non troppo
4.  Sinfonia for winds, strings and basso continuo in F Major, H. 656, Wq. 181 - I. Allegro
5. Sinfonia for winds, strings and basso continuo in F Major, H. 656, Wq. 181 - II. Andante
6. Sinfonia for winds, strings and basso continuo in F Major, H. 656, Wq. 181 - III. Allegro assai
7. Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, H. 466, Wq. 164 - I. Allegretto
8. Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, H. 466, Wq. 164 - II. Largo e mesto
9. Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, H. 466, Wq. 164 - III. Allegro moderato
10. Sinfonia for 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings and basso continuo in G Major, H. 655, Wq. 180 - I. Allegro di molto
11. Sinfonia for 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings and basso continuo in G Major, H. 655, Wq. 180 - II. Largo
12. Sinfonia for 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings and basso continuo in G Major, H. 655, Wq. 180 - III. Allegro assai

The Berlin public of the mid-eighteenth century was fascinated by the ‘original genius’ of C. P. E. Bach, and never tired of listening to his concertos. These works call for a talented soloist capable of mastering the multiple facets of an original and finely worked musical texture: a challenge taken up with panache (and on a period instrument) by the oboist Xenia Löffler, surrounded by her distinguished colleagues of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.