Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's music is characterized by its great diversity, demanding high virtuosity and emphasizing expressive, 'sentimental' passages.
Performer Biography
Christine Schornsheim, the performer on this album, is a professor of historical keyboard instruments at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich.
Instruments
The Tangentenflügel, the instrument used for this recording, can imitate the sounds of a clavichord, harpsichord, and early fortepiano.
Recording & Production
This album, featuring a selection of Rondos and Fantasias, was recorded to honor Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's 300th birthday.
Composer Biography
The Rondo in A minor Wq 56/5, a work expressing anguish, has an autobiographical background related to the death of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's son in 1778.
Compositional Technique
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach often uses rhetorical pauses in his music to heighten attention and create a strong impression, similar to a good speaker.
Instruments
The Tangentenflügel used for this recording was built in 1801 by Christoph Friedrich Schmahl in Regensburg and is one of his last instruments.
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