Bach: Little Books
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J. S BACH / VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Bach: Little Books
Francesco Corti (harpsichord)
[ Arcana / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 9 October 2020
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A world renowned international soloist and harpsichord teacher at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Francesco Corti embarks a collaboration with Arcana with a musical journey through the manuscripts of the Bach family, beginning with the two books belonging to Johann Sebastian's brother (the Möller and Andreas Bach manuscripts) and leading to the famous Büchleine for Anna Magdalena and Wilhelm Friedemann. The programme presents three major keyboard works by J. S. Bach (BWV 815, 992 and 998) that are preserved in 'domestic' copies.
Combined with works by the most important musical figures in Bach's musical life: Böhm, one of his teachers; Kuhnau, his predecessor as Thomaskantor; Telemann, friend and godfather to Bach's second son Carl Philipp Emanuel; Hasse and François Couperin. The resulting programme is an unconventional Bachian harpsichord recital, a mixture of different genres and composers, that is probably much closer to the 'home concert' of the period than to the standard modern recital.
"Erudition and virtuosity take back seat to the sheer pleasure of music-making in one of the most enjoyable Baroque recitals I've heard in a very long time...Most striking is the loving performance of the Capriccio on the Departure of His Beloved Brother...Corti is able to convey this quintessentially youthful music with a persuasive candour and open-hearted enthusiasm that, I suspect, will surely spoil a few other recordings." Gramophone Editor's Choice January 2021
Tracks:
Bach, J S: French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV815a (Early Version)
Bach, J S: French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV815
Kuhnau: Suonata quarta 'Hiskia agonizzante e risanato'
Bach, J S: Polonaise in G major, BWV Anh. II / 130
Böhm, G: Prelude, Fugue & Postlude in G minor
Bach, J S: Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV998
Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 6ème in B flat major: Les Bergeries
Telemann: Overture (Suite) TWV 55:Es4 in E flat major for oboe, strings & b.c.
Bach, J S: Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV992
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV691 'Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten'
