Browse: C P E Bach - Solo Keyboard Music (series)

These sonatas are neither short nor easy, but Spányi certainly has their measure on his resonant and (relatively) powerful copy of a German clavichord from the 1780s. This is a disc which should... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2008 More…

The liner notes are candid in admitting that ‘many of the pieces...demand little technical prowess or musical sophistication’. Prowess and sophistication, of course, a two attributes Spányi possesses... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The music, as so often with CPE Bach, is remarkable in its impact. At his most exploratory (the first movement of the Sonata in E minor), the questing spirit is fascinating. Possibly CPE’s last... — International Piano, March 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

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... — MusicWeb International, 18th April 2013 More…

It takes a while for the ear to accept on the clavichord music normally played on the harpsichord, but Miklos Spanyi's artistry justifies the effort. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…