C.P.E. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos Vol 17 / Spanyi, Mattson, Opus X

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Miklós Spányi is still cranking out C.P.E. Bach recordings, and he's lucky in having a label as loyal and dedicated as BIS. This is Volume...
Miklós Spányi is still cranking out C.P.E. Bach recordings, and he's lucky in having a label as loyal and dedicated as BIS. This is Volume 17 out of, I don't know, a billion or so, and like the other discs in this series it's pretty terrific. Spányi uses a harpsichord in the F major concerto and a tangent piano in the other two works. His playing is consistently stylish, full of life, lyrical and virtuosic by turns. And let's not forget: Emanuel Bach was a very, very good composer. The music is consistently interesting and characterful, from the colorful horn writing in the F major concerto to the surprising harmonic twists and turns in the C minor (C.P.E. in minor keys is always special). Toss in pellucid engineering and excellent accompaniments from the intrepid members of Opus X Ensemble, and the result is a joy. Really, you can dip into this series anywhere and be rewarded with excellent, unfamiliar music. Why not start here?

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com


Product Description:


  • Release Date: June 30, 2009


  • UPC: 7318590016879


  • Catalog Number: BIS-CD-1687


  • Label: BIS


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Period: 2009-05-01


  • Composer: Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach


  • Conductor: Petri Tapio Mattson


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Opus X


  • Performer: Miklós Spányi