J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord

Featuring

Jory Vinikour
Stephen Schultz
Johann Sebastian Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

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Compositional Technique

These works can be described as trios, as the harpsichordist's right-hand part is musically equal to the melody instrument, with a third musical line in the left-hand harpsichord part.

Performer Biography

Stephen Schultz, the Baroque flutist on this album, is described as 'among the most flawless artists on the Baroque flute' by the San Jose Mercury News.

Compositional Technique

The sonatas on this album feature a cutting-edge chamber music style from the 1720s and 1730s, known as the duo for melody instrument and obbligato harpsichord.

Composition History

J.S. Bach copied his Sonata in A major, BWV 1032, and Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030, around 1736, modifying their original keys and scoring.

Performer Biography

Jory Vinikour, the harpsichordist, won First Prizes in the International Harpsichord Competitions of Warsaw (1993) and the Prague Spring Festival (1994).

Composition History

The Sonatas in G minor, BWV 1020, and E-flat major, BWV 1031, are of uncertain authorship, with attributions to J.S. Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, as well as Johann Joachim Quantz and Carl Heinrich Graun.

Instruments

The Baroque flute, or traverso, is made of wood with a cylindrical head joint and conical body, featuring six unkeyed finger holes and one key for D-sharp/E-flat.