The Secret Bach: Works for Clavichord

Christopher Hogwood's incisive mind regularly leads to strong and imaginative concepts: this, the first of a series of clavichord discs dedicated to Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: METCD1056
Label: Metronome
Length: 71 minutes

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Bach, J S: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903

Work length13:01

Christopher Hogwood

I. Fantasia

Track length6:36

II. Fugue

Track length6:25

Bach, J S: Adagio in G major, BWV968

Work length3:48

Christopher Hogwood

Bach, J S: Fugue in G minor for lute, BWV1000

Work length5:40

Christopher Hogwood

Bach, J S: Allemande in G minor, BWV836

Work length1:46

Christopher Hogwood

Bach, J S: Minuet in G major, BWV841

Work length1:10

Christopher Hogwood

Bach, J S: Minuet in G major, BWV843

Work length1:57

Christopher Hogwood

Bach, J S: Partite diverse sopra il Corale, BWV 767 - "O Gott, du frommer Gott"

Work length14:50

Christopher Hogwood

Track length1:00

Track length2:13

III

Track length1:15

Track length0:46

Track length1:12

Track length1:05

VII

Track length1:36

VIII

Track length2:22

Track length3:21

Bach, J S: Partita in A Minor, after BWV 1004

Work length29:29

Christopher Hogwood

I. Allemanda

Track length5:09

II. Corrente

Track length2:44

III. Sarabanda

Track length3:58

IV. Giga

Track length4:31

V. Ciaccona

Track length13:07

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2010

Christopher Hogwood's incisive mind regularly leads to strong and imaginative concepts: this, the first of a series of clavichord discs dedicated to Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, is a perfect example. The clavichord has a history of domestic usage, the intimate nature of its utterances seeming both exquisite and slightly enigmatic. Its main mechanical feature of stretching strings gives the player the 'touch' to grade dynamics, alter pitch through vibrating and other idiomatic colouring. We know that Bach loved the instrument. Hogwood uses three clavichords of very particular tonal quality. In his thoughtful and devotional reading of O Gott, du frommerGott, he plays a Schmahl copy from Finchcocks with a lovely cushioned and even tone. A Bodechtel clavichord provides contrast for the shorter vignettes, while a larger Hass is used for the Chromatic Fantasia and the Partita in A minor (a transcription of the violin Partita in D minor) – it's as extrovert and bold as you get with a clavichord. The chaconne, arranged by Lars Ulrik Mortensen, contains a few questionable harmonic and figurative quirks, but Hogwood glides through them fluidly and genially. It leads the mind and ears into revitalised pastures of how this music can be experienced afresh.

The Secret Bach: Works for Clavichord

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