Felix Renggli, the flutist on this album, has been Professor for Flute and Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel since 1994, succeeding Peter-Lukas Graf.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach believed that a musician must be deeply moved by the emotions they wish to convey to their audience, revealing their own feelings to best move listeners.
Compositional Technique
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's compositions were directly influenced by the German language, featuring declamatory melodies with abrupt high and low notes and rhetorical pauses, unlike the more melodious Italian or French styles.
Composer Biography
François Devienne, a French composer, flutist, and bassoonist, was widely recognized in his time as a soloist and teacher, but died at 44 in a mental hospital due to immense workload and illness, falling into obscurity.
Recording & Production
The Artist Consort, founded by musicians François Benda and Felix Renggli, aims to produce classical music recordings based on artistic ethos and independence, rather than market demands.
Composition History
The flute concertos by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach on this album are transcriptions of two of his more than 60 harpsichord concertos, with him being considered a pioneer of the piano concerto.
Historical Context
It is uncertain for whom Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's flute concerto arrangements were intended, as King Frederick the Great typically commissioned original compositions and may not have accepted arrangements for status reasons.
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