The recording was made on a 1975 Steinway B piano, found in Tuscany, Italy, which has a 'vintage' sound with fortepianistic tendencies.
Compositional Technique
Some of these sonatas, like BWV 968, 969, and 970, can be performed consecutively to create the impression of a single 'macrosonata'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The sonatas reveal the personality of the young Bach, expressing a vigorous, agile, quick, instinctive, and almost irrational character.
Composer Biography
The sonatas on this album belong to Bach's early period, prior to 1720, during which the composer loved to experiment.
Album & Artwork
This album features Johann Sebastian Bach's keyboard Sonatas BWV 963-970, which are almost unknown and infrequently performed, recorded, or published.
Composition History
Only Sonata BWV 963 was entirely conceived by Bach; other sonatas are transcriptions of works by himself or other composers like Johann Adam Reincken and possibly Tomaso Albinoni.
Recording & Production
The recordings took place at Villa 'Il Cicaleto' in Arezzo, Italy, a historic residence whose high ceilings and acoustic peculiarities suited Bach's music majestically.
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