C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos and Sonatas (Alpha Collection)

Featuring

Arie van Beek
Juliette Hurel
Orchestre d'Auvergne
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

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Composer Biography

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, a dazzling harpsichordist, worked for nearly thirty years at the Berlin court of Frederick II, who was himself a flautist.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's works, like those of his father, seem ideally written for each instrument while also offering 'pure music' that reveals intrinsic density and profundity through various adaptations.

Compositional Technique

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach adapted his compositions with consummate skill for different instruments, rejecting systematic procedures and giving each version its own individuality.

Compositional Technique

The slow movements in these works are masterpieces of Empfindsamkeit, emphasizing pure sensibility and inner aspiration through harmonic surprises and arresting interruptions.

Historical Context

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's concertos represent an unconventional transition between the Baroque and Classical eras.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's concertos offered new perspectives for the flute, developing its spiritual, virtuosic, and expressive ambitions.

Composition History

The flute concertos on this album are derived from Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's harpsichord and organ concertos, likely transcribed by the composer himself.