Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Wurttemberg Sonatas – Mahan Esfahani (2014) [Hyperion Records FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Wurttemberg Sonatas – Mahan Esfahani (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:16:05 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded: January 2013, Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom

‘This Iranian-American has carved out a niche as his instrument’s leading champion … his success is founded on remarkable artistry’ (International Piano)

‘Such virtuosity and disarming presentation suggests that Esfahani could inspire a whole new appreciation of the instrument’ (The Guardian)

Hyperion is delighted to present the debut recording of the wonderful young harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. He was the first harpsichordist to be named a BBC New Generation Artist or to be awarded a fellowship prize by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust.

Here Mahan Esfahani has recorded CPE Bach’s six ‘Württemberg’ sonatas, which were written in 1742-3 and published in 1744, and his thrillingly intense performances make the best possible case for this dramatic, beautifully written, endlessly imaginative but for some reason under-performed music. The sonatas range stylistically from initial stirrings of Sturm und Drang in keyboard music to sublime imitations of the human voice, with nods to the High Baroque and the idiom of CPE Bach’s more famous father. Mahan writes in his booklet notes that ‘Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach makes the most combative statement possible to assert his new musical language’.

Tracklist:

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata in A minor H30
1 Moderato[4’40]
2 Andante[3’13]
3 Allegro assai[3’35]

Sonata in A flat major H31
4 Un poco allegro[5’10]
5 Adagio[3’27]
6 Allegro[4’30]

Sonata in E minor H33
7 Allegro[6’03]
8 Adagio[4’12]
9 Vivace[3’39]Sonata in B flat major H32
10 Un poco allegro[4’19]
11 Andante[3’42]
12 Allegro[4’29]

Sonata in E flat major H34
13 Allegro[5’22]
14 Adagio[3’23]
15 Allegro assai[3’27]

Sonata in B minor H36
16 Moderato[5’00]
17 Adagio non molto[4’22]
18 Allegro[3’32]

Personnel:
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord

Download:

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