Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's 'Für Kenner und Liebhaber' series evolved beyond conventional collections of six sonatas, incorporating rondos and free fantasias.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Despite the title 'free fantasias', Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach carefully prescribed tempos even in unmeasured sections, limiting performer freedom.
Compositional Technique
The two free fantasias in this collection share a structure of unmeasured outer sections and a measured central section.
Performer Biography
Miklós Spányi, the performer, has recorded all of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's keyboard concertos, a project Gramophone called 'a unique monument'.
Instruments
The tangent piano, used on this recording, is a type of fortepiano where strings are struck by wooden slips called 'tangents' instead of hammers.
Interpretation
Miklós Spányi, the performer, chose to use only one instrument for this recording, a tangent piano, to present an authentic and inspiring choice.
Historical Context
The period of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's 'Kenner und Liebhaber' collections saw a boom in clavichord and harpsichord building, alongside the rise of the fortepiano.
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