Bach: Early works

Staier, Andreas

HMC 901960

Who was the young Bach? A rebellious, provocative adolescent? A clever, stubborn careerist? An innovator, as gifted as he was prolific? Certainly a mixture of all three, replies the harpsichordist Andreas Staier in this selection of early works that are anything but run-of-the-mill. This programme shows how Herr Bach, eager to call the music of his time into question, assimilated multiple influences and gave a ‘new look’ to the traditions of north Germany. • Andreas Staier plays a harpsichord by Anthony Sidey after Hass.

Works:

• Bach, J S: Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV992
• Bach, J S: Chorale Partita BWV767 'O Gott, du frommer Gott'
• Bach, J S: Suite in A minor, BWV818
• Bach, J S: Suite in A minor, BWV818a
• Bach, J S: Toccata in D major, BWV912
• Bach, J S: Toccata in E minor, BWV914
• Bach, J S: Toccata in G major, BWV916

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Muzyka klasyczna

Harmonia Mundi

08-04-2008

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