C.P.E. Bach: Sonaten fur Kenner und Liebhaber / Pieter-Jan Belder

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Brilliant Classics
Release Date
December 10, 2013
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL
    • PERFORMER
      Pieter-Jan Belder
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 10, 2013
    • UPC
      5028421944869
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI94486
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      5
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Prestissimo

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    2. II. Andante

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    3. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    4. I. Andante

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    5. II. Larghetto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    6. III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    7. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    8. II. Andante

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    9. III. Cantabile

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    10. I. Allegro assai

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    11. II. Poco adagio

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    12. III. Allegro

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    13. I. Allegro

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    14. II. Adagio mesto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    15. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    16. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    17. II. Andante

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    18. III. Allegro di molto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    19. Rondo in C Major, Wq. 56/1, H. 260

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    20. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    21. II. Larghetto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    22. III. Allegro

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    23. Rondo in D Major, Wq. 56/3, H. 261

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    24. I. Andantino

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    25. II. Presto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    26. Rondo in A Minor, Wq. 56/5, H. 262

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    27. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    28. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    29. Rondo in E Major, Wq. 57/1, H. 265

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    30. I. Allegro

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    31. II. Andante

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    32. III. Allegro di molto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    33. Rondo in G Major, Wq. 57/3, H. 271

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    34. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    35. II. Cantabile e mesto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    36. III. Allegro

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    37. Rondo in F Major, Wq. 57/5, H. 266

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    38. I. Allegro assai

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    39. II. Andante

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    40. III. Andantino grazioso

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    41. Rondo in A Major, Wq. 58/1, H. 276

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    42. I. Grazioso

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    43. II. Larghetto e sostenuto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    44. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    45. Rondo in E Major, Wq. 58/3, H. 274

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    46. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    47. II. Andantino

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    48. III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    49. Rondo in B-Flat Major, Wq. 58/5, H. 267

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    50. Fantasy in E-Flat Major, Wq. 58/6, H. 277

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    51. Fantasy in A Major, Wq. 58/7, H. 278

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    52. I. Presto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    53. II. Adagio

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    54. III. Andantino

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    55. Rondo in G Major, Wq. 59/2, H. 268

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    56. I. Allegro un poco

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    57. II. Largo

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    58. III. Andantino grazioso

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    59. Rondo in C Minor, Wq. 59/4, H. 283

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    60. Fantasia in F Major, Wq. 59/5, H. 279

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    61. Fantasia in C Major, Wq. 59/6, H. 284

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    62. Rondo in E-Flat Major, Wq. 61/1, H. 288

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    63. I. Allegro di molto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    64. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    65. III. Presto di molto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    66. Fantasia in B-Flat Major, Wq. 61/3, H. 289

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    67. Rondo in D Minor, Wq. 61/4, H. 290

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    68. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    69. II. Andante

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    70. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder

    71. Fantasia in C Major, Wq. 61/6, H. 291

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Performer: Pieter-Jan Belder


The most boldly original and innovative of Johann Sebastian Bach's composer-sons, Carl Philipp Emanuel did not have to wait long, unlike his father, for public recognition. His music continued to be held in high esteem after his death, with composers such as Mozart and Mendelssohn making detailed studies of his style. Even Brahms took to editing a number of C.P.E. Bach's works.

Emanuel composed in almost every genre except opera, but keyboard music is without doubt the most consistent thread running throughout his career, with more than 300 works written for this medium alone. Spread over five CDs, this release is dedicated to the six groups of pieces together described as 'für Kenner und Liebhaber' ('for connoisseur and amateur'), his most ambitious publishing venture ever. The collections show a marked difference in style compared to many of his other compositions for keyboard that were strictly leveled at the popular, amateur-intended market: in addition to examples of the rondo, a form then in vogue, we encounter audacious sequences of modulations, an ever-increasing amount of motivic treatment and such styles as the free fantasy -- where Emanuel is at his most modern, the music here often containing no bar lines and demonstrating capriciousness of character through its constant switches between extremely fast passagework, uncertainty of direction and calmness.

Written for clavichord and harpsichord, these adventurous, highly engaging works are here performed with aplomb by Dutch keyboardist and period performance expert Pieter-Jan Belder. Belder has made many recordings for Brilliant Classics over the years; regarding his recent study of Domenico Scarlatti's Sonatas (93546), Fanfare magazine commented, '...his playing is never less than alive, fresh sounding, and thoroughly engaged in the music's acrobatics and gymnastics...very strongly recommended.'

Other information:
- New recording (2012--2013) played on fortepiano and clavichord.
- Contains notes on the music and an artist biography.
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the most famous son of the great Johann Sebastian, created his own individual style, in which freedom of expression was the keyword. This substantial collection of keyboard works, "Für Kenner und Liebhaber"(for connoisseur and amateur) contains some of his most audacious compositions, in which frequent and abrupt mood changes, improvisatory and declamatory passages without bar lines and wildly digressing modulations are the stylistic landmarks.
- Pieter Jan Belder is one of the most respected and esteemed keyboard players of today. His immense discography for Brilliant Classics bears witness of a highly skilled and communicative musician, with a deep and innate understanding of the style and performance practice of the Baroque and Classical Period.
- A perfect preparation of the C.P.E. Bach year 2014!