CPE Bach - The Collection
Symphony in D major, Wq. 183/1 (H663)
Symphony in E flat major, Wq. 183/2 (H664)
Symphony in F major, Wq. 183/3 (H665)
Symphony in G major, Wq. 183/4 (H666)
Hamburg Symphony in B minor, Wq. 182/5 (H661)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gustav Leonhardt
Oboe Concerto in E flat major, Wq. 165 (H468)
Oboe Concerto in B flat major, Wq. 164 (H466)
Oboe Sonata in G minor, Wq. 135 (H549)
Ku Ebbinge (oboe)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq. 22 (H425)
Flute Concerto in A major, Wq. 168 (H438)
Flute Concerto in B flat major, Wq. 167 (H435)
Flute Concerto in G major, Wq. 169 (H445)
Flute Concerto in A minor, Wq. 166 (H430)
Konrad Hünteler (flute)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, 2 horns & strings in F major, Wq. 46 (H408)
Ton Koopman, Tini Mathot (harpsichords)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
Cello Concerto No. 3 in A major, Wq. 172 (H439)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Wq. 170 (H432)
Cello Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Wq. 171 (H436)
Anner Bylsma (cello)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gustav Leonhardt
Hamburg Concertos for harpsichord (6), Wq. 43
Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)
Melante Amsterdam
Sonata in F major (Prussian Sonata No. 1), Wq. 48/1 (H24)
Sonata in B flat major (Prussian Sonata No. 2), Wq. 48/2 (H25)
Sonata in E major (Prussian Sonata No. 3), Wq. 48/3 (H26)
Sonata in C minor (Prussian Sonata No. 4), Wq. 48/4 (H27)
Sonata in C major (Prussian Sonata No. 5), Wq. 48/5 (H28)
Sonata in A major (Prussian Sonata No. 6), Wq. 48/6 (H29)
Keyboard Sonata in A minor, Wq. 49/1 (H30) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 1'
Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, Wq. 49/2 (H31) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 2'
Keyboard Sonata in E minor, Wq. 49/3 (H33) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 3'
Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, Wq. 49/4 (H32) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 4'
Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, Wq. 49/5 (H34) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 5'
Keyboard Sonata in B minor, Wq. 49/6 (H36) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 6'
Concerto for keyboard solo in C major, Wq. 112/1 (H190)
Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)
Rondo in B flat major, Wq. 58/5 (H.267)
Rondo in E flat major, Wq. 61/1 (H288)
Rondo II in C minor, Wq. 59/4 (H283)
Rondo in C major, Wq. 56/1
Rondo in A minor, Wq. 56/5
Fantasia for keyboard in C major, Wq. 61/6 (H291)
Rondo in G major, Wq. 57/3
Rondo in E major, Wq. 58/3
Rondo in E major, Wq. 57/1
Alan Curtis (fortepiano)
Hamburg Sonata in G, Wq. 133
Sonata for Organ in B flat, Wq. 70/2 (H134)
Sonata for Organ in F, Wq. 70/3 (H84)
Sonata in A minor for organ, Wq. 70/4 (H85)
Sonata for Organ in D, Wq. 70/5 (H86)
Sonata for Organ in G minor, Wq. 70/6 (H87)
Herbert Tachezi (organ)
Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, Wq. 240 (H777)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Choir of the Collegium Vocale Ghent, Philippe Herreweghe
Marking the 300th anniversary of Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach’s birth in 1714, this 13-CD box at budget price presents a survey of his greatest works, performed by some of the most renowned musicians in the world of historically informed performance.
Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788), the second son of JS Bach, was a celebrated figure in his lifetime and is recognised as a crucial figure in the transition from the Baroque to the Classical styles. Mozart, no less, said of him: "He is the father, we are the children.”
Both a composer and an important musical theorist, CPE Bach composed in diverse genres, including keyboard works for both harpsichord and fortepiano, flute sonatas and concertos (written for King Frederick of Prussia), symphonies and choral music. Like his older brother, Wilhelm Friedemann, he was an exponent of Empfindsamkeit (sensibility) or Empfindsamer Stil (sensitive style); this aesthetic, which exploited emotional variety and contrast, became prevalent in Northern German music in the 18th century.
This collection features some of the most renowned and influential figures in historically informed performance, including Gustav Leonhardt, Ton Koopman, Bob van Asperen, Philippe Herreweghe, Anner Bylsma and Alan Curtis, whose recording of the Rondos for fortepiano appears on CD for the first time.
