Elinor Frey's cadenzas for this recording are designed to reveal her own voice and commentary, rather than strictly adhering to Bach's keyboard examples.
Composition History
The A Minor Cello Concerto, Wq 170, was composed in Berlin in 1750, the same year his father, J. S. Bach, died.
Performer Biography
Elinor Frey, the cellist on this album, is a Canadian-American cellist, viola da gambist, and researcher who has won a Diapason d'Or and a JUNO Award for her recordings.
Notable Performances
The Concerto in B-flat Major, Wq 171, received a revival performance in 1813 at the Berlin Sing-Akademie, a time when older music was less commonly performed.
Composer Biography
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the composer, built a thriving career as a keyboard player and composer for nearly 30 years in Berlin.
Interpretation
The cellist Elinor Frey used a vocabulary of ornamentation from Bach, Benda, and Quantz to enhance the music, and also incorporated historical solfeggio in her interpretation.
Compositional Technique
C. P. E. Bach's cello concertos exhibit characteristics of both the 'Galant' and 'Empfindsamer stil' (the sensitive style), featuring dynamic changes and expressive fantasy.
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Tribute to Gregor Piatigorsky [Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Bloch]
