Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens, Tobias Koch - Johann Nikolaus Forkel: Piano Concertos (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Concerto in G major I. Adagio - Allegro di molto e leggiero
02. Piano Concerto in G major II. Adagio
03. Piano Concerto in G major III. Allegretto
04. Piano Concerto in B flat major I. Allegro di molto
05. Piano Concerto in B flat major II. Adagio con sordini e sempre sostenuto
06. Piano Concerto in B flat major III. Allegro assai
07. Piano Concerto in A Major I. Andante - Allegro di molto
08. Piano Concerto in A major II. Adagio
09. Piano Concerto in A major III. Allegretto
10. Piano Concerto in C major I. Allegro di molto
11. Piano Concerto in C major II. Andantino, cantabile
12. Piano Concerto in C major III. Allegro



When the name Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749-1818) is mentioned today, we think above all of the first life story of the great Johann Sebastian Bach, which we owe to the industrious, witty man from Upper Franconia. Experts also recognize him as the "founder of musicology as a modern academic discipline", which, according to a widespread prejudice, would be associated with a lack of any creativity of his own. But far from it: Forkel, who was a professor in Göttingen for many years, left behind an impressive oeuvre, including the four piano concertos recorded here for the first time, which, although they are entirely within the classical genre, contain a great deal of delightful music that is expressively touching in the slow movements. Tobias Koch, one of the outstanding specialists for historical keyboard instruments, and the Kölner Akademie under Michael Alexander Willens perform.

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