Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was born in Weimar in 1714 and died in Hamburg in 1788.
Performer Biography
Michael Rische, the pianist on this album, has gained international renown for his interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, and Ravel, and has championed 1920s music that blends classicism and jazz.
Recording & Production
Pianist Michael Rische's recordings of Beethoven's third piano concerto and Mozart's D Minor concerto offer listeners the unique option to choose between various cadenzas.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Largo from the C Major concerto contains 109 dynamic markings in 120 bars, including pianissimo and fortissimo, often different for each hand, demonstrating a forward-thinking approach beyond the harpsichord's capabilities.
Compositional Technique
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Concerto in C Major (Wq 112/1) is a rare example of a 'Concerto per il Cembalo solo' (concerto for solo harpsichord), combining soloist and orchestra roles on a single keyboard instrument.
Critical Reception
Esteemed composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven all expressed high regard for Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's compositions, with Haydn stating he owed much to Bach's works.
Compositional Technique
Johann Sebastian Bach created the keyboard concerto genre and introduced the extended cadenza, a form his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach fully embraced, composing 53 keyboard concertos.
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