Johann Gottlieb Graun became a member of the small court orchestra of
the Prussian Crown Prince Frederick in Ruppin in 1732, which Carl
Heinrich also joined in 1735. With Friedrich's ascension to the throne
in 1740, Johann Gottlieb was appointed concertmaster and Carl Heinrich
kapellmeister of the royal court. Johann Gottlieb remained until the end
of his life closely linked to Frederick the Great, as concertmaster and
chamber musician. Whilst his brother Carl Heinrich became an important
figure at the new Berlin Court Opera, Johann Gottlieb strongly
influenced the musical life of Berlin and early classicism in general as
a violinist and composer. One can no longer determine with any
certainty which of the brothers wrote the oboe concertos recorded here
the existing sources are too unclear and the differences in their
personal styles are too slight. What is certain, however, is that the
name "Graun" was a kind of seal of approval in those days for zestful
music rich in ideas an estimation still valid today, as is readily
apparent when listening to these concertos. The oboist Xenia Löffler has
distinguished herself as a specialist for the North German repertoire
of this period, as in her recordings with oboe concertos from the
Dresden Court and with works from the Dresden Pisendel Collection (ACC
24202 and 24222). Alongside her teaching activities at the Academy of
the Arts in Bremen, she is a member of the Akademie für Alte Musik
Berlin and in great international demand as a soloist.
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