Composer: Johann Christian Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Federico Bracalente, Alessandro Deljavan
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Evil Penguin
Catalogue: EPRC0071
Release: 2024
Size: 1.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bach JS: Sonata I in G major, BWV 1027
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Allegro ma non tanto
03. III. Andante
04. IV. Allegro moderato
Bach JS: Sonata II in D major, BWV 1028
05. I. Adagio
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Allegro
Bach JC: Sonata Op. 17 No. 2 in C Minor, W.A 8
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andante
11. III. Prestissimo
Bach JS: Sonata III in G minor, BWV 1029
12. I. Vivace
13. II. Adagio
14. III. Allegro
This recording emerged from a quest to explore new rhetorical and poetic spaces, timbres, and dynamics, aiming to reveal the soul of J S Bach’s splendid sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord. The cello piccolo, an instrument similar in size and texture to the viola da gamba, proves ideal for capturing the lyrical quality of some movements and the virtuosity of the more intricate and faster passages. The fortepiano, an English instrument beautifully restored, was chosen to emphasize the contrapuntal nature of the three trio sonatas, particularly in the continuous duetting of the right hand with the cello.
Federico Bracalente is a member of influential Italian chamber music ensembles, including the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova and the Orchestra d’Archi Italiana. In 2017 he founded the Cubis Project, a string quartet with whom he opened the Radiohead concert in the Sferisterio arena in Macerata.