J.C, Bach/Casadesus - Viola concerto in C minor
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The Concerto in C minor of Johann Christian Bach, known in alternative versions for violin, viola, and cello, is an appealing example, at least on the surface, of a Classical-era concerto. The second movement in particular has a lovely, singing cantabile melodic line that caresses the listener, much in the manner expected from music created by the top composers of the eighteenth century, of which Johann Christian Bach was certainly a primary representative.

There is only one problem with this work, and that is that Johann Christian Bach did not compose it.

The concerto first appeared under the Salabert imprint in Paris in 1947, published by Madame Salabert as a memorial to her husband, Francis, who had been killed in an airplane crash on December 28, 1946. The preface to this edition states that the concerto, along with its documentation, was received in 1916 by violist Henri Casadesus from Camille Saint-Saëns, then serving as president of the Société des Instruments Anciens. The Concerto in C minor was said to be originally scored for viola da gamba, and to this day program notes may be found stating that this piece was written for the famous gambist Carl Friedrich Abel and played in the rooms of Hanover Square North in 1789. In preparation for the Salabert edition, Henri Casadesus is listed as having edited the viola concerto, whereas André Tourret is identified as editor for the violin version and famed French cellist Maurice Maréchal is named as having edited the cello version.

The Concerto in C minor was swiftly adopted by cellists in particular and became a concert staple, since then many times recorded under Johann Christian Bach's name. Henri Casadesus died in 1947 and sometime after his death, it was established that this concerto was not the work of Johann Christian Bach, but of Casadesus himself. As in the case of the viola concertos that Casadesus also "edited" from works of George Frideric Handel and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, these were original pieces that were cobbled together from various sources to be found from the Classical era. The stories about Saint-Saëns, Abel, and the Hanover Rooms were all concocted by Casadesus and the work itself is a forgery. It is doubtful that Madame Salabert, Tourret, or Maréchal were in on the game that Casadesus was playing here. Johann Christian Bach did write a cello concerto, but it was an early work written before 1755, perhaps his first attempt in the concerto genre. It is only known because it is listed in the inventory made of manuscripts belonging to Johann Christian Bach's elder brother, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, made after the latter's death in 1788.

"This concerto has since disappeared and historically it is impossible, even irresponsible, to accept the Casadesus work as a viable substitute"
Uncle Dave Lewis , Rovi

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El Concierto en Do menor de Johann Christian Bach, conocido en versiones alternativas para violín, viola y violonchelo, es un ejemplo atractivo, al menos en la superficie, de un concierto clásico de la época. El segundo movimiento, en particular, tiene un precioso cantabile con una línea melódica que acaricia el oyente en la forma esperada de la música creada por los compositores más importantes del siglo XVIII, de los cuales Johann Christian Bach fue sin duda un representante principal.

Sólo hay un problema con este trabajo, y es que no pertenece a Johann Christian Bach
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"Este concierto ha desaparecido e históricamente es imposible, incluso irresponsable, a aceptar el trabajo Casadesus como un sustituto viable"  Dave Lewis, Rovi

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