Peter Lukas Graf, Aglaia Graf - Bach: Six Flute Sonatas (2005)

Tracklist

01. Sonata in A Major, BWV 1032: I. Vivace
02. Sonata in A Major, BWV 1032: II. Largo
03. Sonata in A Major, BWV 1032: III. Allegro
04. Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: I. Adagio ma non troppo
05. Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: II. Allegro
06. Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: III. Andante
07. Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: IV. Allegro
08. Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013: I. Allemande
09. Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013: II. Corrente
10. Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013: III. Sarabande
11. Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013: IV. Bourée Anglaise
12. Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035: I. Adagio ma non troppo
13. Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035: II. Allegro
14. Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035: III. Sicilliano
15. Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035: IV. Allegro assai
16. Sonata in B Major, BWV 1030: I. Andante
17. Sonata in B Major, BWV 1030: II. Largo e dolce
18. Sonata in B Major, BWV 1030: III. Presto



On his first recording (for Jecklin) he was accompanied by harpsichord and viola da gamba, and on his second recording (for Claves) he was accompanied by harpsichord and bassoon (CD 50-401); Peter-Lukas Graf now returns with a third recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s flute sonatas, this time accompanied by his daughter Aglaia on a modern grand piano.

The great Swiss musician (who has made more than 30 recordings for Claves!) considers this recording somewhat as a personal testament. It is a return to the source, a “balance sheet” after decades of performing in service of the music. And it is proof that the seemingly infinite chasm separating “baroque” and “modern” is more illusory than real. “Playing Baroque music on instruments ‘modernized’ during the 19th century represents a challenge to current trends”, he states in the program notes.

But the clarity of his interpretation of the authentic Bach flute sonatas on “non-authentic” instruments transcends the cleft dividing the schools of thought by going directly to the heart of the music – to the great pleasure of flute lovers and fans of the great flutist!

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