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

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Label
Arcana
Release Date
April 28, 2023
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi, Stephanie Houillon
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 28, 2023
    • UPC
      3760195735435
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      A543
    • LABEL
      Arcana
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Andante

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi

    2. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi

    3. III. Arioso

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi

    4. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    5. II. Rondeaux

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    6. I. Adagio, ma non tanto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi

    7. II. Allegro di molto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi

    8. III. Arioso

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Stéphanie Houillon, Paolo Corsi

    9. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    10. II. Rondeau

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    11. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    12. II. Larghetto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    13. III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    14. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    15. II. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    16. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi

    17. II. Pastorale [Allegretto]

      Composer: Johann Christian Bach

      Performer: Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi


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.