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Release Date: 12 December 2025
Label: Resonus Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060262794166
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Description
With this sixth and final volume, harpsichordist StevenDevine brings to a close his landmark traversal of the complete keyboard works of Johann Ludwig Krebs, Bach's most gifted pupil. Drawn largely from the early Vier Pieces of 1740-41, the programme juxtaposes the charming Sechs Preambulis -- miniatures of elegant wit and gallant freshness -- with the expansive A minor Suite 'nach dem heutigen Gusto', whose sequence of dances blends contrapuntal craft with strikingly modern flair. Between them stands the fifth Suite from Krebs's Clavier-Ubung IV (1746), a polished set that shows the composer's imaginative response to contemporary demands for keyboard music both refined and accessible. Devine's artistry and scholarship, matched with the glowing sonority of a Colin Booth harpsichord after Fleischer, illuminate Krebs's balance of learned invention and graceful invention. A project of rare vision and integrity, this final instalment crowns a cycle that restores Krebs to his rightful place among the most engaging keyboard composers of the eighteenth century.
Aida Lahlou (piano)
St Martin's Voices; Stephen Farr; Andrew Earis
Steven Devine (harpsichord)
Elysium Ensemble
The Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace; The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble; Joshua
Samantha Ege, BBC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA; John Andrews
St Martin's Voices; Andrew Earis (director)
Rebeca Omordia (piano)
Steven Devine (harpsichord)
