C.P.E. Bach's Flute Sonata, Wq. 132, was likely composed for the musical evenings organized by Frederick the Great, a talented amateur flautist, at Sans Souci.
Composer Biography
J.S. Bach, while Kapellmeister in Cöthen (1717-1723), focused almost solely on chamber music because his Calvinist court position had no organist duties or cantata composition for the church year.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Kuhlau, a German pianist and composer, settled in Copenhagen in 1810 to escape Napoleon's occupation of Hamburg and was highly esteemed by Beethoven.
Recording & Production
MDG recordings are produced in the natural acoustics of specially chosen concert halls, avoiding sound-modifying manipulation like artificial reverberation or sound filters.
Performer Biography
Céleste-Marie Roy, the bassoonist on this album, made her solo debut at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center at age 20 with the 'New York String Orchestra'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, influenced by French Enlightenment philosophers Diderot and Rousseau, sought to translate their ideas on music and Nature into his compositions.
Interpretation
The album features works originally for other instruments, like J.S. Bach's Partita in A minor for traverso, adapted for bassoon.
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