Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Rebecca Miller
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Release: 2015
Size: 1.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony in D major, Wq. 183 / 1 (H663)
01. I. Allegro di molto
02. II. Largo
03. III. Presto
Symphony in A Major, Wq. 182, No. 4
04. I. Allegro, ma non troppo
05. II. Largo ed innocentemente
06. III. Allegro assai
Symphony in B Minor, Wq. 182, No. 5
07. I. Allegretto
08. II. Larghetto
09. III. Presto
Symphony in F Major, Wq. 183, No. 3
10. I. Allegro di molto
11. II. Larghetto
12. III. Presto
Symphony in E-Flat Major, Wq. 179
13. I. Prestissimo
14. II. Larghetto
15. III. Presto
Avant garde. Eccentric. A maniac. Wild and adventurous. Off the wall. Extraordinary. No marketing hyperbole – this is how the player of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment describe Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach and his music. One of the many children of JS Bach, CPE Bach always lived in his father’s shadow, and now is an almost unknown figure at least beyond the classical cogniscenti. How can such an unknown be considered a gamechanger? A listen to his music reveals just why – it constantly shifts, wrongfooting the listener when they least expect it with wild changes of direction and colour – it is bright, effervescent, and is a fascinating link between the music of his father (and the Baroque era) and Joseph Haydn (and the Classical era).