Anna Firlus, {oh!} Orkiestra, Martyna Pastuszka - Schaffrath: Harpsichord Concertos (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Harpsichord Concerto in G Major, CSWV.C.41: I. Poco allegro
02. Harpsichord Concerto in G Major, CSWV.C.41: II. Poco adagio
03. Harpsichord Concerto in G Major, CSWV.C.41: III. Allegro
04. Harpsichord Concerto in C Minor, CSWV.C.11: I. Allegro
05. Harpsichord Concerto in C Minor, CSWV.C.11: II. Largo
06. Harpsichord Concerto in C Minor, CSWV.C.11: III. Allegro
07. Harpsichord Concerto in A Minor, CSWV.C.53: I. Poco allegro
08. Harpsichord Concerto in A Minor, CSWV.C.53: II. Poco andante
09. Harpsichord Concerto in A Minor, CSWV.C.53: III. Allegro

Active in the musical milieu of mid-eighteenth-century Berlin, Christoph Schaffrath belonged to the circle of composers who shaped the distinctive artistic profile of the Prussian court under Frederick the Great. A highly regarded keyboard virtuoso, Schaffrath served for many years as harpsichordist to Princess Anna Amalia, Frederick’s sister and an important musical patron in her own right. His music reflects the stylistic transition of the mid-eighteenth century: while grounded in the structural clarity and contrapuntal discipline of the late Baroque, it increasingly embraces the melodic immediacy, expressive contrasts, and rhetorical gestures characteristic of the Empfindsamer Stil.