Arend Grosfeld - Stylus Fantasticus (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Partita II In D Minor FbWV.602 - Allemande
02. Partita II In D Minor FbWV.602 - Sarabande
03. Passacaglia In D Minor
04. Partita In G Minor FbWV.618 - Allemande
05. Partita In G Minor FbWV.618 - Sarabande
06. Prelude - Fugue – Postlude In G Minor
07. Musicalisches Blumen-Büschlein Suite No.8 In G major - Präludium
08. Musicalisches Blumen-Büschlein Suite No.8 In G major - Chaconne
09. Musicalischer Parnassus Uranie - No. 9: I. Toccata
10. Musicalischer Parnassus Uranie - No. 9: IX. Passacaglia
11. Fantasia in G Minor, BWV 917 Fantasia duobus subjectis
12. Prelude in C Minor, BWV 921
13. Sonata In G Minor Wq.65/17 - Allegro–Adagio–Allegro Assai

Stylus Fantasticus stands for a “free and unrestrained form of composing” (Johannes Dieterich, Prorsus Inventa). I have chosen this title for a number of reasons. All of the works presented here have a very free form of composition, at times almost like a written out improvisation, going from key to key in a free and unconventional way. It is full of fast transitions and sudden changes in affect, which are very characteristic of this particular style. This program shows a less conventional side of German baroque keyboard music full of fantasy and freedom.

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