Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Orchestra: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Conductor: Mayumi Hirasaki
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM902317
Release: 2024
Size: 1.3 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony in C Major, H. 649, Wq. 174
01. I. Allegro assai
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
Symphony in D Major, H. 651, Wq. 176
04. I. Allegro assai
05. II. Andante
06. III. Presto
Symphony in E Minor, H. 652, Wq. 177
07. I. Allegro assai
08. II. Andante moderato
09. III. Allegro
Symphony in G Major, H. 657, Wq. 182/1
10. I. Allegro di molto
11. II. Poco adagio
12. III. Presto
Symphony in C Major, H. 659, Wq. 182/3
13. I. Allegro assai
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Allegretto
Symphony in A Major, H. 660, Wq. 182/4
16. I. Allegro ma non troppo
17. II. Largo ed innocentemente
18. III. Allegro assai
Symphony in B Minor, H. 661, Wq. 182/5
19. I. Allegretto
20. II. Larghetto
21. III. Presto
This new album rounds off the complete recording of the symphonies of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin began over two decades ago.
The final batch offers the quintessence of his art, revealing the full originality of Johann Sebastian’s inspired son, whose freedom and inventiveness paved the way for Haydn and Mozart.