C P E Bach - Solo Keyboard Music Volume 19
Miklós Spányi (tangent piano)
The tangent piano has appeared in this series before but Spányi here used the variations as an excuse to explore the colours of its tone-altering stops, which are many, varied and delightful....
C P E Bach - Solo Keyboard Music Volume 19
Miklós Spányi (tangent piano)
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The tangent piano has appeared in this series before but Spányi here used the variations as an excuse to explore the colours of its tone-altering stops, which are many, varied and delightful....
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Volume 19 features music from the 1760s. Spányi performs on a tangent piano, a variant of the fortepiano with a number of possibilities for adapting the timbre and dynamics. The results are striking especially in the sets of variations, but also in the more ‘orchestral’ pieces with their rich timbres and dynamic contrasts.
Contents and tracklist
Bach, C P E:
Variations on Ich schlief, da träumte mir, Wq. 118 / 1, H. 69
Work length17:30
Variations 1-17
Track length17:30
Work length14:26
I. Allegro di molto
Track length5:49
II. Adagio assai, sostenuto ed affettuoso
Track length4:46
III. Presto
Track length3:51
Bach, C P E:
Polonoise in G Minor, Wq. 116 / 22, H. 154
Work length1:57
Work length2:52
Bach, C P E:
Sinfonia in F Major, Wq. 122 / 5, H. 227
Work length16:13
I. Allegro di molto (Keyboard reduction of Wq. 181, H. 656)
Track length4:30
II. Andante (Keyboard reduction of Wq. 181, H. 656)
Track length4:48
III. Allegro assai (Keyboard reduction of Wq. 181, H. 656)
Track length6:55
Awards and reviews
January 2010
The tangent piano has appeared in this series before but Spányi here used the variations as an excuse to explore the colours of its tone-altering stops, which are many, varied and delightful. My favourites are the dulcimer-like sound heard in Variation 6 of Ich schlief, and the sostenuto chimes used for the C major Allegro, originally written for a musical clock.
18th April 2013
The generally more intimate character of these sonatas come off ideally at the clavichord. The instrument is very responsive to any action of the player and allows a very fine dynamic shading...Miklos Spányi is one of the world's main specialists in this repertoire and as in previous volumes he catches the spirit of Bach's keyboard music perfectly.
