CPE Bach: Preussische und Württembergische Sonaten

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Release Date: 26th Mar 2012
Catalogue No: 94320
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Wq. 48 / 1, H. 24, "Prussian Sonata No. 1"

Work length9:28

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Poco allegro

Track length4:16

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II. Andante

Track length2:19

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III. Vivace

Track length2:53

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Wq. 48 / 2, H. 25, "Prussian Sonata No. 2"

Work length12:43

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Vivace

Track length5:44

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II. Adagio

Track length3:31

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III. Allegro assai

Track length3:28

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Wq. 48 / 3, H. 26, "Prussian Sonata No. 3"

Work length11:32

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Poco allegro

Track length4:46

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II. Adagio

Track length3:49

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III. Presto

Track length2:57

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Bach, C P E: Sonata in C minor (Prussian Sonata No. 4), Wq. 48 / 4 (H27)

Work length13:56

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Allegro

Track length6:39

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II. Adagio

Track length4:25

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III. Presto

Track length2:52

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Wq. 48 / 5, H. 28, "Prussian Sonata No. 5"

Work length12:49

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Poco allegro

Track length5:17

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II. Andante

Track length4:24

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III. Allegro assai

Track length3:08

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Wq. 48 / 6, H. 29, "Prussian Sonata No. 6"

Work length18:17

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Allegro

Track length7:08

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II. Adagio

Track length4:17

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III. Allegro

Track length6:52

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in A minor, Wq. 49 / 1 (H30) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 1'

Work length18:03

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Moderato

Track length8:14

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II. Andante

Track length3:59

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III. Allegro assai

Track length5:50

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, Wq. 49 / 2 (H31) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 2'

Work length16:22

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Un poco allegro

Track length7:55

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II. Adagio

Track length4:05

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III. Allegro

Track length4:22

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in E minor, Wq. 49 / 3 (H33) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 3'

Work length14:55

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Allegro

Track length6:35

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II. Adagio

Track length4:28

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III. Vivace

Track length3:52

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, Wq. 49 / 4 (H32) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 4'

Work length15:45

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Un poco allegro

Track length6:28

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II. Andante

Track length4:06

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III. Allegro

Track length5:11

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, Wq. 49 / 5 (H34) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 5'

Work length17:21

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Allegro

Track length8:31

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$2.60

II. Adagio

Track length4:44

$1.00

$1.30

III. Allegro assai

Track length4:06

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Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in B minor, Wq. 49 / 6 (H36) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 6'

Work length16:08

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Pieter-Jan Belder

I. Moderato

Track length6:25

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II. Adagio non molto

Track length4:26

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III. Allegro

Track length5:17

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Fifth son of Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel was in his time even more celebrated than his father.

His style developed during his long lifetime (1714-1788), more and more abandoning the Baroque counterpoint. New ways of musical expression were found, called “Empfindsamkeit” and “Sturm und Drang”, in which the human emotions are vividly expressed in quickly changing moods and daring harmonic shifts.

The famous Preussische und Württembergische Sonaten form a landmark of a style changing from Baroque to the Classical Era. Pieter-Jan Belder has a special feeling for these quirky and capricious works, keeping form and content firmly together. His extensive discography for Brilliant Classics contains nearly all Bach works, the complete Scarlatti Sonatas, and the complete harpsichord works of Ramea.

The keyboard sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (1714–1788) bear the hallmarks of a composer who lived through a significant moment in musical history; the fifth child of J.S. Bach, not only was Carl Philipp Emanuel employed at the court of Frederick the Great – whose patronage and amateur music making remain legendary to this day – he composed his works during the transition from the Baroque to the Classical period. His keyboard sonatas, in particular, are musical landmarks that epitomise the style and values of an era. The Preussische and Württembergische Sonatas, collected together on this splendid new 3-disc set, exemplify C.P.E. Bach’s celebrated style of composition, while revealing the impact of the period’s stylistic influences. The Empfindsamkeit and Sturm und Drang movements, in particular, can be heard in the music’s thrilling and unexpected changes of mood, emphasis on expression, daring approach to harmony and diminishing reliance on traditional counterpoint.

Although there are traces of the earlier style, brought to its perfection by Carl Philipp Emanuel’s father, the Preussische and Württembergische sonatas demonstrate a determined shift towards a new style, prefiguring the Classical era. Given an expert performance by the awardwinning harpsichordist and clavichord player Pieter-Jan Belder, whose interpretations highlight the expressive qualities and shifting moods of the music, these sonatas give a compelling insight into the transition from the Baroque era to the Classical period, and into a composer who was at the forefront of the stylistic movements of his day.

CPE Bach: Preussische und Württembergische Sonaten

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