Bach, C.P.E. / Bach, J.S.: Pieces for Fortepiano and Clavichord
3/31/1993, 17 Tracks, 1:15:50
Featuring
Inger Grudin-Brandt
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Performer Biography
Inger Grudin-Brandt, the performer on this album, founded the 'Grudinska Selskapet' group in 1974, which studies and performs historical styles in texts, music, dance, and costume.
Composer Biography
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, initially enrolled in law at Leipzig University before pursuing a career as a professional musician.
Instruments
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was most attached to the clavichord, speaking of it with 'feeling' in his manual Versuch über die wahre Art, das Clavier zu spielen, and was known for his spellbinding playing on the instrument.
Recording & Production
This recording of the clavichord, made in the countryside at night, inadvertently captured the solo singing of an early rising bird during the C major Fantasy.
Composer Biography
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach served as court harpsichordist for Frederick the Great of Prussia for thirty years, a position he found restrictive due to the king's conservative musical tastes.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's later keyboard works, particularly the six collections for 'Kenner und Liebhaber' (connoisseurs and amateurs), show his true innovative spirit, experimenting with sound, form, and content.
Cultural Impact
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's late keyboard compositions directly influenced the piano music of Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven, with Haydn calling him 'the master'.
Purcell: Cease anxious World / cesse, humanité inquiète, songs & chamber music
Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna; Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda / Farina: Sonata La Desperata / Rossi: Sonata sopra l'aria di Ruggiero / Fontana: Sonata a tre violini / Marini: Passacaglio a 4; Sonata sopra la Monica; Eco a tre violini / Buonamente:
