In 1733, both Johann Sebastian Bach and his 19-year-old son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach composed their first contributions to the keyboard concerto genre.
Compositional Technique
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Concerto in F Major Wq 46 is his only concerto for two keyboards, featuring a unique combination of harpsichord and fortepiano.
Recording & Production
This recording, like Michael Rische's Beethoven concerto recording, offers listeners the unique option to choose between various cadenzas.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach believed that playing music required freedom and soul, not a slavish or mechanical approach, as stated in his 'Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen'.
Composer Biography
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, son of Johann Sebastian Bach, considered his keyboard concertos to be his most personal works.
Composition History
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach composed 53 keyboard concertos, making the genre his specialty and endowing it with many innovations.
Performer Biography
Michael Rische has gained international recognition for his interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, and Ravel, and for rediscovering piano concertos by Erwin Schulhoff and George Antheil.
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