Four of the composers on this recording met in real life – in Potsdam, in spring 1747. In this album they are reunited, joined by the flautist-composer who brings their encounter to life once more, the Swiss-born Markus Brönnimann. The stylistic contrasts between works three centuries apart serve to accentuate their strengths, the formal elegance of the earlier pieces underlining the expressive liberty of the recent ones. Brönnimann combines the two worlds with his luminous arrangement of one of the best-known of all classical compositions.
Works:
•Bach, C P E: Flute Sonata in E minor, Wq. 124 (H551, 1737)
•Bach, J S: Flute Sonata No. 5 in E minor, BWV1034
•Bach, J S: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565
•Bach, W F: Sonata in E minor, BR WFB B 17
•Benda, Franz: Sonata in E minor (Lee III, 57)
•Brönnimann, M: Nocturne for flute (alto flute) and string trio
•Brönnimann, M: Nomos, for flute alone