Release Date: 13 October 2017
Label: Challenge Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917276428
Description
German clavichordist Sigrun Stephan presents a cleverly realised disc revolving around Johann Sebastian Bach and his kindred spirits. The clavichord is the softest but most sensitive member of the keyboard instrument family, and here she displays great sensitivity.
Personal and familial kinships between the composers are evident throughout. JS Bach chose Johann Adam Reincken, around 40 years his senior, as his teacher: Reincken can certainly be described as a musical father, a true kindred spirit, to Bach. Johann Gottfried Müthel slots into the ensemble as a logical consequence. He was Bach's last pupil and he composed in a consistently new and non-contrapuntal style. In this respect, he is musically much closer to Bach's sons Carl Philipp Emanuel and Wilhelm Friedemann (both also taught by their father), almost a brother to them.
The recording opens with a JS Bach prelude, introducing the soft sounds of the clavichord. Cast in C minor, the prelude ends with a bright G major chord, making it a perfect introduction to the following suite. Reincken, the master of the fugue, is represented by his Suite in G major, a fine and free composition which could not sound more beautiful on any other keyboard instrument. The album continues with works by CPE Bach, WF Bach and Müthel as well as further pieces by Bach himself, including a Prelude and Fugue from 'The 48'.
Tracklisting
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Aart Bergwerff
Roberto Prosseda
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dejan Lazic, Jan Willem de Vriend
Ton Koopman
Duo Saraswati
Arianna Art Ensemble
Steven Isserlis
Marie Stockmarr Becker & Ilaria Macedonio
Paolo Pandolfo
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell
Altberg Ensemble, Jorg-Andreas Botticher
Musica Temprana
