CPE Bach: Harpsichord Concertos

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with Belder’s superb keyboard artistry and consummate technique – which the writing clearly demands – you need look no further. The period-instrument ensemble, Musica Amphion, provides the perfect... — MusicWeb International, 13th May 2014 More…

Release Date: 24th Feb 2014
Catalogue No: 94849
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 64 minutes

Bach, C P E: Keyboard Concerto in G major, Wq. 3 (H405)

Work length18:35

$3.00

$3.90

Pieter-Jan Belder
Musica Amphion

I. Allegro di molto

Track length6:51

$1.00

$1.30

II. Adagio

Track length6:21

$1.00

$1.30

III. Allegro

Track length5:23

$1.00

$1.30

Bach, C P E: Keyboard Concerto in G minor, Wq. 6 (H409)

Work length22:35

$5.00

$6.50

Pieter-Jan Belder
Musica Amphion

I. Allegro

Track length7:46

$2.00

$2.60

II. Largo

Track length7:57

$2.00

$2.60

III. Allegro di molto

Track length6:52

$1.00

$1.30

Bach, C P E: Keyboard Concerto in E, Wq. 14 (H417)

Work length23:16

$5.00

$6.50

Pieter-Jan Belder
Musica Amphion

I. Allegro

Track length8:51

$2.00

$2.60

II. Poco adagio

Track length7:51

$2.00

$2.60

III. Allegro assai

Track length6:34

$1.00

$1.30

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Here is another engaging release from Brilliant Classics' current series of C.P.E. Bach recordings -- recordings that celebrate the genius of a composer who was, on account of his harmonic language, preoccupation with improvisation and cultivation of the empfindsamer Stil, undoubtedly the most strikingly individual talent among Johann Sebastian Bach's sons.

Central to Carl Philipp Emanuel's output was the clavier, with the composer writing more than 50 concertos for this instrument -- an astounding number considering how new a genre the keyboard concerto still was at the time, and a small number of which are detailed on this disc. While J.S. Bach is usually credited with elevating the harpsichord from its traditional role to a solo concerto instrument, his harpsichord concertos are almost certainly arrangements of earlier compositions for oboe, violin etc., and Carl Philipp Emanuel's collection therefore stands as the first important one of its kind. The works indeed number among the finest of their time, their quality reinforced by the fact that a good few were subject to regular revisions by the composer. Emanuel's own outstanding ability as a keyboard player is also reflected in the concertos, most of which were conceived with players of advanced technique in mind -- the sparkling cascades of the soloist's arpeggios in the final movement of the E major Concerto Wq14 come especially to mind.

Performing Wq3, Wq6 and Wq14 and bringing to the fore the infectious vitality of these works is Brilliant Classics regular Pieter-Jan Belder. He is ably supported by his period-performance ensemble Musica Amphion, who under the direction of their soloist draw full attention to the remarkable sophistication and certain amount of unpredictability that characterise C.P.E. Bach's keyboard concertos as a whole.

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13th May 2014

with Belder’s superb keyboard artistry and consummate technique – which the writing clearly demands – you need look no further. The period-instrument ensemble, Musica Amphion, provides the perfect accompaniment, under Belder’s secure direction from the keyboard, and the recording finely captures the same dynamic balance you would expect live.

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