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Presto Recording of the Week
31st December 2021
Gramophone Magazine
February 2022
Editor's Choice
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in A minor, Wq. 57 / 2 (H247)
Bach, C P E: Rondo in E major, Wq. 57 / 1 (H265)
Bach, C P E: Fantasia for keyboard in C major, Wq. 61 / 6 (H291)
Bach, C P E: Keyboard Suite in E minor, Wq. 62 / 12 (H66)
Bach, C P E: Abschied vom Silbermannschen Klavier - einem Rondo in E minor
Bach, C P E: Arioso in C major with 9 Variations, Wq 118 / 10 (H 259)
Bach, C P E: March in G major, BWVAnh124
Bach, C P E: Solfeggio in C minor, Wq. 117 / 2 (H220)
Bach, C P E: Rondo in C minor, Wq. 59 / 4 (H283)
Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in F minor, Wq. 57 / 6 (H173)
Bach, C P E: L'Aly Rupalich, Wq. 117 / 27 (H95)
Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in D major, Wq. 61 / 2 (H286)
Bach, C P E: Keyboard Sonata in A flat major, Wq. 49 / 2 (H31) 'Württemberg Sonata No. 2'
Bach, C P E: Rondo in B flat major, Wq. 58 / 5 (H.267)
Bach, C P E: Sonata in E minor, Wq. 59 / 1 (H281)
Bach, C P E: La Complaisante, Wq. 117 / 28 (H109)
Bach, C P E: Rondo in E major, Wq. 58 / 3 (H274)
Bach, C P E: Free Fantasia, for keyboard in F sharp minor, H300 / Wq67
Bach, C P E: L'Herrmann, Wq. 117 / 23 (H92)
Bach, C P E: La Prinzette, Wq. 117 / 21 (H91)
The music of C P E Bach makes complex stylistic demands of the performer like little else of its time, the extraordinary drama and intensity tempered by Enlightenment elegance and the influence of the Baroque. Marc-André Hamelin’s performances set new standards in this endlessly absorbing repertoire.
"Throughout the programme, Hamelin’s delight and relish are highly infectious...In short, I cannot think of a better introduction to CPE Bach on the modern piano than these two joyous discs." - Gramophone Magazine, February 2022.
