Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Performer: Ophélie Gaillard, Francesco Corti
Orchestra: Pulcinella Orchestra
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Aparté
Release: 2016
Size: 1.48 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sinfonia No. 3 in C Major, Wq. 182 / 3
01. I. Allegro assai
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegretto
Cello Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Wq. 171 (H436):27
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro assai
Sinfonia in E Minor, Wq. 178
07. I. Allegro assai
08. II. Andante moderato
09. III. Allegro
Piccolo Cello Sonata in D Major, Wq. 137
10. I. Adagio, ma non tanto
11. II. Allegro di molto
12. III. Arioso
Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, Wq. 17
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Un poco adagio
15. III. Allegro
After the success of their first volume Ophélie Gaillard and Pulcinella propose a second disc devoted to Johann Sebastian Bach’s most talented and surprising son, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788). The Sinfonia in C major expresses multiple emotions, ranging from irrepressible suffering in the Adagio to joyous release and insouciance in the concluding Allegretto, tinged with near-Mozartian grace. The Cello Concerto in B flat reveals the influence of the waning Baroque era and Vivaldi in particular. The Sinfonia in E minor, nicknamed ‘Fandango’ and dating from his Berlin years, is commonly regarded as one of his finest symphonies. The particularly virtuosic Sonata for cello piccolo and keyboard shows to advantage the two soloists of this recording: Ophélie Gaillard and Francesco Corti, whose fieriness is further revealed in the Harpsichord Concerto in D minor.