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nomis

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Any good CPE Bach pieces?

on: March 31, 2005, 05:41:48 PM

I'm sure many of you are into obscure composers that didn't make any impact in their time, but I'm wondering if anyone knows any good pieces by CPE Bach?

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Reply #1 on: March 31, 2005, 08:54:56 PM

Solfeggieto is quite overplayed (and perhaps too elementary).

The ABRSM publishes a collection of some his short works: “C. P. E. Bach – Selected Keyboard Works” edited by Howard Ferguson in 2 volumes (solfeggieto is in volume 2). This is a particularly recommended edition because it has extensive notes on performance and ornamentation. There are some really nice pieces there – none terribly difficult.

Apart from that, there are the sonatas (C.P.E.Bach pretty much invented the classical sonata) which are published by Dover. I particularly like sonata Wq62/19 (H119).

Naxos has a CD of some of the sonatas, played by François Chaplin, and I also recommend highly the CD Mikhail Pletnev recorded for DG of the sonatas and rondos.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

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Reply #2 on: March 31, 2005, 09:05:22 PM

Quote from: Bernhard on March 31, 2005, 08:54:56 PM

Solfeggieto is quite overplayed (and perhaps too elementary).

The ABRSM publishes a collection of some his short works: “C. P. E. Bach – Selected Keyboard Works” edited by Howard Ferguson in 2 volumes (solfeggieto is in volume 2). This is a particularly recommended edition because it has extensive notes on performance and ornamentation. There are some really nice pieces there – none terribly difficult.

Apart from that, there are the sonatas (C.P.E.Bach pretty much invented the classical sonata) which are published by Dover. I particularly like sonata Wq62/19 (H119).

Naxos has a CD of some of the sonatas, played by François Chaplin, and I also recommend highly the CD Mikhail Pletnev recorded for DG of the sonatas and rondos.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

his fantasia that you posted looks nice also.

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Reply #3 on: March 31, 2005, 09:11:05 PM

Quote from: BoliverAllmon on March 31, 2005, 09:05:22 PM

his fantasia that you posted looks nice also.

Yes, it is. You can find it (edited by H. Ferguson) in volume 1 of the "Selected works of CPE Bach" mentioned above.

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BoliverAllmon

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Reply #4 on: March 31, 2005, 09:12:11 PM

thanks

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Reply #5 on: April 01, 2005, 04:35:21 AM

Quote from: BoliverAllmon on March 31, 2005, 09:05:22 PM

his fantasia that you posted looks nice also.

Agreed. It is a hidden gem.

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Reply #6 on: April 02, 2005, 08:23:01 PM

Oops. Wrong forum. Thanks alot anyway.

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