Six Sonatas For Violin & Harpsichord, vol.1

Autore: BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN
Opera: Six Sonatas For Violin & Harpsichord, vol.1
Etichetta: Dorian Sono Luminus
Genere: Classica da camera
Supporto: CD
Nr. pezzi: 1
Direttore o Solista: TILNEY COLIN cv
Orchestra e interpreti: Micaela Comberti, violino barocco

In October 1774, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach sent Johann Nikolaus Forkel, who was slowly gathering material for a biography of J.S.Bach, a parcel of his father's music. It contained eleven "Trii," some organ pieces with a pedal part, the variations on "Vom Himmel hoch" and a covering note. "The six Clavier trios - [violin sonatas, but notice Emanuel's choice of words] - are among my departed father's best works. They still sound splendid and give me much pleasure, although they were written more than fifty years ago. Some of their slow movements ("Adagii") could not be set more lyrically even today. I beg you, as the scores are very tattered, to take good care of them." The other five "trios" were presumably the two for flute in B minor and A major (BWV 1030) The word "trio" was a normal eighteenth century description for a three-voice piece with the second melody line taken by the keyboard right hand - "violin sonata" would imply a solo violin with harpsichord continuo. Continued next CD - Colin Tilney ©2001