Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonate e partite per il flauto traversiere (2021)
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Unlike many of his contemporaries, Johann Sebastian Bach never intended to compose flute sonatas or partitas in sets of 6 or 12, as was customary at the time (and as he himself did for violin, cello and harpsichord). Bach’s flute sonatas evolved over a roughly 30-year period between ca. 1717–1747 as he encountered the different types of flute in fashion at the time, and met several greatly skilled flautists. The question of which flautist and flute makers Bach may have known played a decisive role in choosing the programme on this recording. In preparation, Frank Theuns compared and assessed the playing qualities of various early eighteenth-century flute types. Eventually, he decided on a copy of a flute made by Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin. The balanced, brilliant, Italianate sound of this instrument was a perfect match for the demands of this repertoire. As well as being an unequalled flautist and an accomplished composer, Buffardin was also a renowned flute maker whom Bach may have met in Dresden in 1717.
Tracklist
01. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Basso Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1034: I. Adagio ma non tanto
02. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Basso Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1034: II. Allegro
03. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Basso Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1034: III. Andante
04. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Basso Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1034: IV. Allegro
05. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Partita for Traverso in A Minor, BWV 1013: I. Allemanda
06. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Partita for Traverso in A Minor, BWV 1013: II. Corrente
07. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Partita for Traverso in A Minor, BWV 1013: III. Sarabanda
08. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Partita for Traverso in A Minor, BWV 1013: IV. Bourrée anglaise
09. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027/1039: I. Adagio
10. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027/1039: II. Allegro ma non tanto
11. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027/1039: III. Andante
12. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027/1039: IV. Allegro moderato
13. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: I. Allemande (Arr. for Traverso)
14. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Minor, BWV 1030b: I. [Andante]
15. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Minor, BWV 1030b: II. Siciliano
16. Frank Theuns & Bertrand Cuiller – Bach: Sonata for Traverso and Obbligato Harpsichord in G Minor, BWV 1030b: III. Presto
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