J.S. Bach: Klavierbüchlein für Anna-Magdalena Bach 1725

Featuring

Jan Depreter
Johann Sebastian Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Johann Christian Bach
Georg Böhm
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel

Johann Adolph Hasse
François Couperin
Christian Petzold

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Recording & Production

The recording of this album spanned 20 years, with the first sessions taking place two decades before its completion.

Instruments

Johann Sebastian Bach experimented with the lute-harpsichord (Lauten-Clavier), a small harpsichord strung with gut to imitate the lute.

Historical Context

Anna-Magdalena Bach's Notebook offers a rare glimpse into 18th-century domestic music-making and the musical life of the Bach family.

Performer Biography

Jan Depreter, the guitarist on this album, is a 16-time laureate in prestigious international guitar competitions and the first Belgian winner of the Printemps de la Guitare.

Compositional Technique

Nearly all the music in the Notebook is presented in a straightforward melody-and-bass form for domestic use.

Album & Artwork

This album is a selection from the Klavierbüchlein für Anna-Magdalena Bach, a collection of music played daily in the Bach household.

Interpretation

The album presents the Notenbüchlein, a practical collection for private performance, for the first time as a legitimate repertoire for the classical guitar.