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C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas with Varied Reprises, Wq 50

C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas with Varied Reprises, Wq 50

Tom Beghin

Cat No:

EPRC 0066

Release date:

20/9/24

Barcode:

0608917725322

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Sonatas with Varied Reprises (comp. 1758–9, publ. 1760) constituted a bold experiment. Spelling out every repeat, Bach applies to each the art of variation. Starting off as a service (“play this and you’ll sound as if you’re improvising”), the opus ends up a masterclass in variation. Tom Beghin, playing his own beloved clavichord, enacts the role of the keyboardist- composer who repeats himself, while never saying the same thing twice.

Tracklist

Sonatas with Varied Reprises, Wq 50
- Sonata in F Major, Wq 50/1
- Sonata in G Major, Wq 50/2
- Sonata in A Minor, Wq 50/3
- Sonata in D Minor, Wq 50/4
- Sonata in B-flat Major, Wq 50/5
- Sonata in C Minor, Wq 50/6

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Reviews

Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik

Nominated on Longlist 1/2025 for: Jury Tasteninstrumente II

AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

"The historical essay and the CD performances are first-rate from this performing scholar. He explains not only the sources and the compositional processes, but also his personal reactions from playing through the book repeatedly. The illustrations of representative pages show what is happening with the compositions and Bach’s revisitations. Bravo!"

CLASSICA

"Le texte de présentation de ce CD, très long, très savant - il traite de questions théoriques et pratiques très diverses - et très intéressant, est dû à Tom Beghin lui-même. Il utilise son « clavicorde préféré », d'après un modèle saxon d'environ 1760, aux belles sonorités, en joue nos six sonates avec précision, nuances et quand il le faut vigueur, en évitant toute précipitation et en laissant cette musique « parler aux cœurs », comme le souhaitait son auteur. Une grande réussite."

Gramophone

"It's an exemplary project, with composer, performer/researcher and instrument in perfect symbiosis; and it's gorgeous, too."

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