The Sonata in D minor, Wq 69, is Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's only sonata designated exclusively for a double manual harpsichord, featuring exceptionally detailed original registrations.
Composition History
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach attempted to suppress many of his early works composed before his 1741 appointment to the court of Friedrich II of Prussia (Frederick the Great).
Composition History
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach tirelessly revised his compositions, and even his own catalogues of works are not exhaustive in recording these alterations.
Instruments
The harpsichord used for this recording was built in 2007 by Michael Walker, after a 1745 instrument by Joannes Daniel Dulcken, and features all the stops required by C. P. E. Bach.
Composer Biography
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the composer, meticulously kept records of his keyboard compositions in a catalogue completed in 1772, called Clavierwerke Verzeichnis.
Performer Biography
Miklós Spányi, the performer on this album, has recorded all of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's keyboard concertos, a project described by Gramophone as "a unique monument."
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Generations
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