Susan Alexander-Max - Bach: Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 5 (2011)

Tracklist

01. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, Op. 5, No. 1, W. A1: I. Allegretto
02. Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, Op. 5, No. 1, W. A1: II. Tempo di minuetto
03. Keyboard Sonata in D major, Op. 5, No. 2, W. A2: I. Allegro di molto
04. Keyboard Sonata in D major, Op. 5, No. 2, W. A2: II. Andante di molto
05. Keyboard Sonata in D major, Op. 5, No. 2, W. A2: III. Minuetto
06. Keyboard Sonata in G major, Op. 5, No. 3, W. A3: I. Allegro
07. Keyboard Sonata in G major, Op. 5, No. 3, W. A3: II. Theme and Variations: Allegretto
08. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, Op. 5, No. 4, W. A4: I. Allegro
09. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, Op. 5, No. 4, W. A4: II. Rondo: Allegretto
10. Keyboard Sonata in E major, Op. 5, No. 5, W. A5: I. Allegro assai
11. Keyboard Sonata in E major, Op. 5, No. 5, W. A5: II. Adagio
12. Keyboard Sonata in E major, Op. 5, No. 5, W. A5: III. Prestissimo
13. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, Op. 5, No. 6, W. A6: I. Grave
14. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, Op. 5, No. 6, W. A6: II. Allegro moderato
15. Keyboard Sonata in C minor, Op. 5, No. 6, W. A6: III. Allegretto

Johann Christian Bach’s galant Sonatas Op. 5 of 1766 were composed for the newly-developed fortepiano but are equally suited to the more intimate yet equally expressive clavichord, on which The Juilliard School graduate and internationally-renowned keyboardist Susan Alexander-Max performs them here. The young Mozart so admired ‘the London Bach’ that he adapted Sonatas Nos. 2, 3 and 4 as keyboard concertos. Yet the other three sonatas contain wonderful music in which reminiscences of past musical styles co-exist with pointers to future developments.

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