W. F. Bach: Six Sonatas for Two Flutes

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Label
Arcana
Release Date
February 27, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Manuel Granatiero, Eleonora Biscevic
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 27, 2026
    • UPC
      3760195735886
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      A588
    • LABEL
      Arcana
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    2. II. Cantabile

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    3. III. Alla breve

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    4. IV. Gigue: Allegro

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    5. I. Allegro

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    6. II. Adagio ma non molto

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    7. III. Presto

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    8. I. Allegro e moderato

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    9. II. Lamentabile

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    10. III. Presto

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    11. I. Allegro

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    12. II. Larghetto

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    13. III. Vivace

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    14. I. Un poco allegro

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    15. II. Largo

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    16. III. Vivace

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    17. I. Un poco allegro

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    18. II. Largo

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero

    19. III. Vivace

      Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

      Performer: Eleonora Bišćević, Manuel Granatiero


In a century that saw many illustrious French and German composers write for two flutes, the six sonatas of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach stand out as the most significant, complex and technically demanding of this repertoire. Ever since they were rediscovered and published almost a century ago, they have become a stable part of the flute catalogue, appreciated and performed on both historic and modern instruments. Viewing it as the quintessential work of Friedemann's creative output, the specialist Peter Wollny even sees it as a summa of his entire production, full of quotations and reminiscences of his previous works. After the album devoted to the sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (A 537, Diapason d'or), Manuel Granatiero, accompanied by the Italo-Croatian flautist Eleonora Biscevic, now turns his attention to this masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach's eldest son. Arriving some thirty-five years after the first, and only, recorded version on period instruments (by Barthold Kuijken and Marc Hantai), this new recording offers a fresh perspective on music of extraordinary brilliance, passion and virtuosity.