Forbes Classical CD of the Week

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…Johann Friedrich Fasch was in line for a major renaissance in the early 20th century, when enthusiasts worldwide worked toward a better appreciation of his genius. Unfortunately, history steamrolled over the First International Union of Faschists*. (My apologies. In a Sunday cartoon, you’d call that the ‘throw-away joke’.) What’s true, though, …

-> Classical CD of the Week: Fasch, A Classical Misunderstanding

J.F.Fasch, Quartets and Concertos, Ensemble Marsyas, Peter Whelan (bassoon), Pamela Thorby (recorder) (Linn SACD)

J.F.Fasch, Overture Symphonies, Les Amis de Philippe, Ludger Rémy (conductor) (cpo)