Vivace from Symphony G minor WV 418

Allegro from Symphony B flat major WV 438

Recommended by BBC Music Magazine, Fanfare, The Telegraph and SR2 Kultur.

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777)
5 Symphonies

L’Orfeo Barockorchester
Michi Gaigg, direction

Symphony in G minor WV 418 (until 1762)
Symphony in B flat major WV 438 (about 1755)
Symphony in C major WV 351 (= Sinfonia from „Vincislao“, Vienna 1750; likewise op. 10 No. 5, published Paris, about 1760)
Symphony in G major WV 413 (until 1760)
Symphony in B flat major WV 441 (until 1764, likewise op. 8 No. 5, publ. Paris n. d.)

first recordings

(cpo 1999)

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Lively, sharp-edged performances, a recommendation disc.
The Telegraph 06/1999

Beautifully played.
BBC Music Magazine 07/1999

Excellent band, excellent sound.
Fanfare 12/1999