C.P.E. Bach: Sei Concerti per il Cembalo Concertato, Wq. 43 (2011)

The six Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach harpsichord concertos recorded here by German historical-performance specialist Andreas Staier were written in the early 1770s. They were probably among the most popular of the composer's 50 or so keyboard concertos, having been published with the promise that they were suitable for amateurs to play. From the evidence here it doesn't sound as though they're particularly easy to play, but C.P.E. did at least bookend the set with two fairly conventional three-movement mid-Classical concertos, ... Read More

The six Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach harpsichord concertos recorded here by German historical-performance specialist Andreas Staier were written in the early 1770s. They were probably among the most popular of the composer's 50 or so keyboard concertos, having been published with the promise that they were suitable for amateurs to play. From the evidence here it doesn't sound as though they're particularly easy to play, but C.P.E. did at least bookend the set with two fairly conventional three-movement mid-Classical concertos, so as to ease the buyer into his usual wilder experiments. And there are plenty of those on display, from harmonic experiments to movements that flow into the next without interruption. The slow movement of the Concerto No. 3 in E flat major uses the third relationship to the work key that Haydn and Beethoven explored only decades later, and perhaps Haydn had this in mind when he said attentive listeners would recognize his debt to C.P.E. Bach. There are some pungent harmonic... Read Less

• All

• All Copies (0)
• Choose Release (1)

Currently there are no copies available. However, our inventory changes frequently. Please check back soon or try Book Fetch.

2011, Harmonia Mundi UPC: 794881984626 CD See All