Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
C.P.E. & J.C. Bach: Virtuosity & Grace - Viola da Gamba Sonatas / Balestracci, Corsi, Houillon
Arcana

C.P.E. & J.C. Bach: Virtuosity & Grace - Viola da Gamba Sonatas / Balestracci, Corsi, Houillon

$20.99

Details

Composer
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christian Bach
Artist
Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi, Stephanie Houillon
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
Apr 28, 2023
Catalog #
A543
UPC
3760195735435

About

This album is a story of family and friendship. Positioned between homage to a father figure and modernity, the viola da gamba sonatas of Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christian Bach are a revealing element in the history of the Bach family and its ties of friendship with two families of virtuoso instrumentalists, the Abels and the Hesses, who had already inspired the work of Johann Sebastian. Carl Philipp Emanuel was active in Berlin, encouraged by the presence of the violist Ludwig Christian Hesse and the enthusiasm of his patron Frederick the Great ("When I am not reading, I am writing, and when I am not writing, I am playing the viol" wrote his nephew, the future Friedrich Wilhelm II). The friendship between Carl Friedrich Abel and Johann Christian gave rise to the latter's sonatas in London. This Arcana release is not only a continuation of Guido Balestracci's recording of J.S. Bach’s viola da gamba sonatas that was awarded a CHOC by Le Monde de la Musique, but is also a celebration of one of the greatest families in the history of music. Guido Balestracci, together here with keyboard player Paolo Corsi, presents another instalment of his long-term project with the l'Amoroso ensemble: the re-evaluation of the viola da gamba and the other members of its family, with a special focus on the lesser-known post-baroque repertoire. His programmes of music for viol by Schaffrath, Haydn's Divertimenti for baryton, and a Schubertiade based on the arpeggione all bear witness to this.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante 04:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi
  2. 2 II. Allegretto 06:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi
  3. 3 III. Arioso 04:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Arioso
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi
  4. 4 I. Allegro 04:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  5. 5 II. Rondeaux 04:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Rondeaux
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  6. 6 I. Adagio, ma non tanto 04:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Adagio, ma non tanto
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi
  7. 7 II. Allegro di molto 06:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi
  8. 8 III. Arioso 04:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Arioso
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi
  9. 9 I. Allegro 04:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  10. 10 II. Rondeau 03:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Rondeau
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  11. 11 I. Allegro moderato 07:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  12. 12 II. Larghetto 03:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  13. 13 III. Allegro assai 04:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  14. 14 I. Allegro 04:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  15. 15 II. Allegro assai 01:29
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Allegro assai
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  16. 16 I. Allegretto 03:43
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi
  17. 17 II. Pastorale [Allegretto] 03:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Pastorale [Allegretto]
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi