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C.P.E. Bach: Chamber Music With Transverse Flute
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C.P.E. Bach: Chamber Music With Transverse Flute

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Composer
BACH, C.P.E.
Artist
Pontecorvo
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Apr 29, 2014
Catalog #
BRI94884
UPC
5028421948843

About

C.P.E. Bach: Chamber Music with Transverse Flute, Composer Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Artist Helianthus Ensemble, Laura Pontecorvo transverse flute, Elisa Citterio violin & viola, Francesco Galligioni cello, Guido Morini harpsichord. During the last years of his life, CPE, not unlike his father, was not interested in following fashions or the market, his main aim being to leave posterity a meaningful musical heritage. In a letter written in 1787 he declared that he had concluded his 'work for the public and now wished to abandon the pen' not least because the desire to see certain works published that would 'bring him honor after his death' had been fulfilled by the publication in 1786 of the Zwey Litaneien Wq204 and in 1787 of the cantata Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu Wq240. The three quartets on this disc, written in 1788, the last year of his life and apparently without commission, can thus be considered the pearls of the composer's chamber output, and one of the finest fruits of a period of creativity in which he was able to express precisely what he wanted without constraints. The choice of instruments is particularly interesting - indeed, practically unique as a genre and highly original in terms of timbre. Laura Pontecorvo, a baroque flute specialist, has played first flute with the Concerto Italiano and regularly collaborates with ensembles such as Accademia Bizantina, Divino Sospiro, Europa Galante and L'Arte dell'arco. She has performed as a soloist all over the world and has recorded for several record labels including Opus 111 and Stradivarius. As part of the Helianthus Ensemble, she has already made a fine recording for Brilliant Classics, of chamber music by Giovanni Battista Buonamente (94478), featuring performances with copies of the instruments of the Sacro Convento of Assisi's collection. Recorded in 2013. These beautiful quartets were written by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in the last year before his death, not on commission but purely as a kind of musical testament, the purest and most individual outpour of his creative genius. The three Quartets in this recording are very different compositions. Because all three instruments play an essential role in the development of the musical discourse, even though the main part is entrusted to the keyboard, these works could never be performed ad libitum. Moreover, the choice of instruments is particularly interesting - indeed, practically unique as a genre and highly original in terms of timbre. Flutist Laura Pontecorvo is first flutist of the famous Concerto Italiano (Rinaldo Alessandrini), and plays regularly with such eminent ensembles like Accademia Bizantina, Europa Galante and L'Arte dell'Arco.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andantino 05:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andantino
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  2. 2 II. Largo e sostenuto 03:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo e sostenuto
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  3. 3 III. Allegro assai 04:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  4. 4 I. Allegretto 04:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  5. 5 II. Adagio 03:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  6. 6 III. Allegro di molto 05:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  7. 7 I. Andante 01:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  8. 8 II. Allegro 03:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  9. 9 III. Allegretto 02:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  10. 10 I. Allegro 04:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  11. 11 II. Adagio 02:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  12. 12 III. Presto 05:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  13. 13 I. Allegretto 07:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  14. 14 II. Andante 02:48
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble
  15. 15 III. Vivace 04:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Ensemble
    Helianthus Ensemble