Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's sonatinas often re-used earlier music, sometimes even published for amateur use, to appeal to a broader, less musically experienced audience.
Compositional Technique
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's keyboard concertos are built on the conflict between solo and tutti sections, with the orchestra and solo instrument engaging in an impetuous dialogue.
Compositional Technique
In contrast to his concertos, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's sonatinas are unrhetorical, with the solo instrument acting as an integral part of the orchestra, adding color rather than engaging in debate.
Recording & Production
This album features three world premiere recordings: the Sonatina in G major, H. 450 (W. 97), the Concerto in B flat major, H. 413 (W. 10), and the Sonatina in E major, H. 455 (W. 100).
Interpretation
The performers, Miklós Spányi and Concerto Armonico, use period instruments for this recording.
Compositional Technique
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's sonatinas on this album feature pairs of flutes and French horns in addition to the solo keyboard and string ensemble.
Instruments
The solo instrument on this recording is a tangent piano, built in 1998 by Ghislain Potvlieghe after a 1799 model by Baldassare Pastore.
