This album was recorded in Haarlem, Netherlands, from September 19 to 23, 2016.
Instruments
Pierre Hantaï plays a harpsichord made by Atelier William Dowd in Paris in 1984, and another by Bruce Kennedy.
Performer Biography
Pierre Hantaï, the harpsichordist, was deeply influenced by Gustav Leonhardt's harpsichord recordings and later studied with him in Amsterdam.
Performer Biography
Marc Hantaï, the flutist, studied with Barthold Kuijken at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels.
Composer Biography
Bach's estate inventory included eight keyboard instruments, but no flutes or other wind instruments, suggesting he did not play them himself.
Composition History
The transverse flute was a very recent instrument in Bach's time, only starting to be used in his cantatas around 1721-1722, and thus had little repertoire.
Instruments
Marc Hantaï plays a transverse flute made by Rudolf Tutz in 2013, modeled after an instrument by I.H. Rottenburgh.
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