{"product_id":"ptc5187069-bachs-konigin","title":"Bachs Königin","description":"\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-left\"\u003eHolland Baroque presents\u003cem\u003e Bachs Königin\u003c\/em\u003e, an album full of masterful organ works by J.S. Bach, transcribed for the orchestra by Judith and Tineke Steenbrink. These creative interpretations add unique colours and a fresh spirit to baroque monuments. Here is yet another chance to enjoy Bach’s genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\nHolland Baroque is an original and innovative baroque orchestra that approaches baroque repertoire through a fresh and contemporary approach, with a focus on improvisation and collaborations with outstanding artists from different traditions. \u003cem\u003eBachs Königin\u003c\/em\u003e is their fifth Pentatone album, after having released \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pentatonemusic.com\/product\/minne\/\"\u003eMinne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2022)\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pentatonemusic.com\/product\/brabant-1653-baroque-vocal-music-from-brabant\/?play=1\"\u003eBrabant 1653\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pentatonemusic.com\/product\/telemann-polonoise-holland-baroque-aisslinn-nosky\/\"\u003ePolonoise\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (both 2021) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pentatonemusic.com\/product\/silk-baroque\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilk Baroque\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2019) with the label.\r\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMy sister Tineke and I have always worked together, through playing music but also in preparing programs, choosing pieces and preparing the musical material for the players. We send our arrangements back and forth until we both think it’s good. It’s a game for us and at the same time a very serious matter to respect the old rules of composition at all times. As an organist and harpsichordist, Tineke is more at home with organ repertoire, but I also have many childhood memories of these pieces. As children, we heard many organ concerts. The organist of the monastery where we spent a lot of time played these works. For example, on religious holidays the first part of BWV 592 always was played after Mass. It was a tradition. Everyone always hummed along\u003c\/em\u003e.”\r\n\r\n\u003ccite\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003eJudith Steenbrink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIt was an exciting experience to see how it would sound if the players of Holland Baroque were to breathe life into the notes. Our goal was for the transcriptions to be as playable and sound as natural as possible.\u003c\/em\u003e”\r\n\r\n\u003ccite\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003eTineke \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteenbrink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-214495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20210921_4462-c-Wouter-Jansen-1226x630-1-1024x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\"\u003e\r\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIt was interesting to see that the ten fingers and two feet of Bach as an organist can still leave space for the addition of more voices. I didn’t expect that. What also was a discovery for me was the use of the double bass as a symbol of the often imposing, low notes of the organ pedal. When Bach uses these low notes as an ‘organ point’ it sounds impressive, even overwhelming. In baroque repertoire, it is common for the contrabassist to simplify his part. It gives more clarity to the structure of the composition. By differentiating the double bass and cello parts in our arrangements, we were able to mimic the effect of the low pedal notes of the organ.\u003c\/em\u003e”\r\n\r\n\u003ccite\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003eJudith Steenbrink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp id=\"block-2685ee80-c05d-4be6-93ce-c797deaef541\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“We had to make choices about which pieces to use from the large organ repertoire of Bach. We have chosen pieces and left others behind. For example, the famous Toccata \u0026amp; Fugue (BWV 565) is still on the shelf. I did start working on it, but I got stuck after some time. At a certain point, I couldn’t get past the bombastic side of the piece anymore. Maybe I will manage next time. There is so much material still. The most important thing is that we show the many sides of Bach. Also that new orchestral material has been created. An addition to help us dive into even more of Bach.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ccite\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e– Judith \u0026amp; Tineke Steenbrink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n ","brand":"Pentatone","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739671245124,"sku":"PTC5187069-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739671277892,"sku":"PTC5187069-9","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739671310660,"sku":"PTC5187069-10","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739671343428,"sku":"PTC5187069-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739671376196,"sku":"PTC5187069-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739671408964,"sku":"PTC5187069-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739671441732,"sku":"PTC5187069-17","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739671474500,"sku":"PTC5187069-18","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739671507268,"sku":"PTC5187069-19","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739671540036,"sku":"PTC5187069-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739671572804,"sku":"PTC5187069-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739671605572,"sku":"PTC5187069-23","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57339169341764,"sku":"PTC5187069-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround","offer_id":57339169374532,"sku":"PTC5187069S1417","price":25.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround","offer_id":57339169407300,"sku":"PTC5187069S1517","price":30.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround","offer_id":57339169440068,"sku":"PTC5187069S1617","price":34.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround","offer_id":57339169472836,"sku":"PTC5187069S69","price":26.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround","offer_id":57339169505604,"sku":"PTC5187069S710","price":25.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/PTC5187069.jpg?v=1778489391","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/ptc5187069-bachs-konigin","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}