Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Performer: Rachel Podger, Kristian Bezuidenhout
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Channel
Catalogue: CCSSA41523
Release: 2023
Size: 2.49 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violon Sonata in G Minor, H. 542.5
01. I. […]
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
Violin Sonata in C Minor, H. 514, Wq. 78
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Adagio ma non troppo
06. III. Presto
07. Arioso con variazioni per il cembalo e violino in A Major, Wq. 79
Violin Sonata in B Minor, H. 512, Wq. 76
08. I. Allegro moderato
09. II. Poco andante
10. III. Allegretto siciliano
Violin Sonata in D Major, H. 502, Wq. 71
11. I. Poco adagio
12. II. Allegro
13. III. Adagio
14. IV. Menuet I & II
The Baroque dream team of Rachel Podger and Kristian Bezuidenhout interpret the astonishing music of C.P.E. Bach’s Violin Sonatas in C minor, B minor, D major and G minor. The two early sonatas here from the 1730s resemble the older style of his father. Listening to these works, you can imagine J.S. Bach glancing over Emanuel’s shoulders while he wrote them as a teenager at home in Leipzig. The later sonatas, written 30 to 50 years later, reveal an emancipated composer whose developed musical language embodies the ‘Empfindsamer Stil’, the directly emotional and rhetorical style characteristic of northern-german music of the time.
‘It was wonderful to delve into the specific musical world that belongs to C.P.E. Bach for this recording with Kris. These violin sonatas are (quite unfortunately!) largely overshadowed by the classical Viennese sonatas of Mozart and Beethoven. Part of his genius is that he is full of surprises and unpredictable turns, and this was hugely enjoyable for me during the musical partnership with the wonderful Kristian Bezuidenhout.’ – Rachel Podger