On December 5^th, 2025, the new album by the ensemble Berliner Barock Solisten was released. The ensemble is led by the renowned German musician Reinhard Goebel, who serves as artistic director and is internationally recognized for his specialization in historically informed performance of early music on authentic Baroque-period instruments. He is also a professor of performance at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.

Recorded in March at the Teldex Studio in Berlin, the album features works by Johann Philipp Kirnberger, an 18^th century German composer and musicologist who is relatively little known today. Kirnberger distinguished himself particularly as a composer of instrumental fugues, as well as orchestral works. Musicologists specializing in Baroque music are currently familiar with eight sinfonias by this composer-polyphonic works influenced by the Bachian style-which were selected by the Berliner Barock Solisten under the direction of Reinhard Goebel for their recent album.

Berliner Barock Solisten is a highly esteemed instrumental ensemble that has received Grammy Awards, the International Classical Music Award, and the Opus Klassik. Founded in 1995, this ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic aims to perform early music in an authentic and high-quality manner using modern instruments. Rainer Kussmaul led the ensemble until 2010, after which guest leaders have included musicians such as Bernhard Forck, Daniel Hope, and Gottfried von der Goltz. In December 2014, the Berlin soloists performed for the first time under the baton of Reinhard Goebel, who has served as the ensemble's artistic director since 2018. Under the leadership of the German conductor, the ensemble has recorded numerous albums of remarkable quality, including the disc released on December 5 by Hänssler Classic, dedicated to the composer Johann Philipp Kirnberger.

This composer lived between 1721 and 1783, studied with Johann Sebastian Bach, served as a violinist in the orchestra of King Frederick II, and was music director at the court of Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia. Johann Kirnberger greatly admired Bach, published many of his chorales, and drew significant inspiration from him. The influence of the Baroque master is clearly evident in the eight sinfonias, which were most likely composed during Kirnberger's time in the ensembles of Prince Heinrich and Princess Anna Amalia, after 1758. These works harmoniously combine elements of both the Baroque and Classical styles.