Susan Alexander-Max - Bach: Prussian Sonatas (2012)

Tracklist

01. Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Wq. 48/1, H. 24, Prussian Sonata No. 1: I. Poco allegro
02. Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Wq. 48/1, H. 24, Prussian Sonata No. 1: II. Andante
03. Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Wq. 48/1, H. 24, Prussian Sonata No. 1: III. Vivace
04. Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Wq. 48/2, H. 25, Prussian Sonata No. 2: I. Vivace
05. Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Wq. 48/2, H. 25, Prussian Sonata No. 2: II. Adagio
06. Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Wq. 48/2, H. 25, Prussian Sonata No. 2: III. Allegro assai
07. Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Wq. 48/3, H. 26, Prussian Sonata No. 3: I. Poco allegro
08. Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Wq. 48/3, H. 26, Prussian Sonata No. 3: II. Adagio
09. Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Wq. 48/3, H. 26, Prussian Sonata No. 3: III. Presto
10. Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Wq. 48/4, H. 27, Prussian Sonata No. 4: I. Allegro
11. Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Wq. 48/4, H. 27, Prussian Sonata No. 4: II. Adagio
12. Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Wq. 48/4, H. 27, Prussian Sonata No. 4: III. Presto
13. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Wq. 48/5, H. 28, Prussian Sonata No. 5: I. Poco allegro
14. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Wq. 48/5, H. 28, Prussian Sonata No. 5: II. Andante
15. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Wq. 48/5, H. 28, Prussian Sonata No. 5: III. Allegro assai
16. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Wq. 48/6, H. 29, Prussian Sonata No. 6: I. Allegro
17. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Wq. 48/6, H. 29, Prussian Sonata No. 6: II. Adagio
18. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Wq. 48/6, H. 29, Prussian Sonata No. 6: III. Allegro

C.P.E. Bach was a chamber musician at the court of Frederick the Great for nearly three decades. He was also one of the greatest keyboard players in Europe. His compositional mastery is exemplified by the six ‘Prussian’ Sonatas of 1742, works of great expression and stylistic interest. His desire to explore ‘musical speech’ was accompanied by bold contrasts, tremendous dynamism, and acute sensitivity for the shaping of slow movements.

These reveal his inventive, forward-thinking harmonies that both acknowledge the past but also strike out in vivid new directions.

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