Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Performer: Danny Driver
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA67908
Release: 2012
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Keyboard Sonata in F sharp minor, Wq. 52 / 4 (H37)
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Poco andante
03. III. Allegro assai
Keybaord Sonata in E major, Wq. 62 / 5 (H39)
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andantino
06. III. Vivace di molto
Keyboard Sonata in C minor, Wq. 65 / 31 (H121)
07. I. Allegro assai ma pomposo
08. II. Andantino pathetico
09. III. Allegro scherzando
Keyboard Sonata in A major, Wq. 65 / 32 (H135)
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andante con tenerezza
12. III. Allegretto
13. Free Fantasia, for keyboard in F sharp minor, H300 / Wq67
14. Rondo in D minor, Wq. 61 / 4 (H290)
Hyperion presents a second volume of CPE Bach’s startlingly original and inventive keyboard sonatas. This release spans the composer’s career, taking the listener from the highly expressive manner of his early works to his mastery of the Classical style—in which he still retains the distinctive characteristics, the fantastical changes of mood and tempo which both astounded and perplexed his contemporaries.
Danny Driver proves a peerless guide to this fascinating music, performing with elegance and vigour.