Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Performer: Tamsin Waley-Cohen, James Baillieu
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Release: 2019
Size: 2.7 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Violin Sonata in D, Wq. 71 (H502)
01. I. Adagio man non tanto
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Menuets 1 & 2
Violin Sonata in D minor, Wq. 72 (H503)
05. I. Adagio ma non troppo
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Allegro
Violin Sonata in C major, Wq. 73 / 149 (H504)
08. I. Allegro di molto
09. II. Andante
10. III. Allegretto
Sinfonia in D for keyboard (harpsichord) and violin, Wq. 74 (H507)
11. I. Allegro
12. II. Andante
13. III. Tempo di Minuetto
Violin Sonata in F major, Wq. 75
14. I. Allegro
15. II. Larghetto
16. III. Allegro
Violin Sonata in B minor, Wq. 76
17. I. Allegro Moderato
18. II. Poco Andante
19. III. Allegretto Siciliano
Violin Sonata in B flat major, Wq. 77
20. I. Allegro di molto
21. II. Largo
22. III. Presto
Violin Sonata in C minor, Wq. 78
23. I. Allegro moderato
24. II. Adagio ma no troppo
25. III. Presto
26. Arioso con variazioni, Wq. 79 (H535)
27. Freye Fantasie in F sharp minor, Wq. 80 (H536)
Born in Weimar, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-88) was the fifth child and second surviving son of JS Bach and his first wife Maria Barbara. By his own account he had no other teacher for composition and keyboard except his father. Nevertheless, the majority of Emanuel’s earliest works owe more to the influence of Telemann and other exponents of the new galant style, while already suggesting his own progressive instinct.
At the age of twenty-four, after seven years studying law, Emanuel decided to devote himself to music. In 1738 he accepted the position of keyboard player at the court of the Prussian crown prince – the future Frederick the Great. After nearly thirty years of royal service he left Berlin and moved to Hamburg, where he occupied the positions of Music Director and Cantor until his death.
Described by the Guardian as a performer of “fearless intensity,” former ECHO Rising Star Tamsin Waley-Cohen has established herself as one of the most insightful and versatile young British violinists.
Described by The Daily Telegraph as “in a class of his own,” James Baillieu has been the prize winner of the Wigmore Hall Song Competition, Das Lied International Song Competition, Kathleen Ferrier and Richard Tauber Competitions. He plays these CPE Bach compositions on a modern piano.