Duo Belder Kimura – C.P.E. Bach: Complete Works for Keyboard & Violin (2017) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

This new recording of Carl Philip Emanuel Bach’s (1714-1788) complete works for violin and keyboard gives us the great chance to have a complete insight on the range of his art throughout his life. The Sonatas Wq 71 and 72 date from his youth – 1731, he was then only 17 years old and still under the influence of a certain father, even if the keyboard part is entirely written, not just a continuo. The Sonata, Wq 74 was written 1745, when he was already in the service of Prince Frederick II of Prussia, the Sonata, Wq 74 of 1754 when he was taking a close interest in Silbermann’s new instruments which would pave the way for the pianoforte. Sonatas Wq 75 to 78 are dated 1763, some time before he left Potsdam for Hamburg, while the Arioso con variazioni, Wq 71 was written 1781. The double album closes with the Fantasy, Wq 80 of 1787, the ultimate maturity of a great man who at the same time helped to launch and bring to life the Sturm und Drang then Classicism, while in return he benefited from the novelties signed Haydn or Mozart. The Amsterdam-based duo Belder-Kimura signs this double album, a great performance. The earliest works are played on a harpsichord, the most recent (i.e. Wq 71 and 80) on fortepiano, given the ever more pianistic content of the keyboard part. A rare and alas somewhat neglected repertoire, which the music-lover will discover with more than some astonishment.

Tracklist

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

Violin Sonata in C Major, Wq.73
1 Violin Sonata in C Major, Wq.73: I. Allegro di molto 03:18
2 Violin Sonata in C Major, Wq.73: II. Andante 04:40
3 Violin Sonata in C Major, Wq.73: III. Allegretto 05:18

Violin Sonata in F Major, Wq.75
4 Violin Sonata in F Major, Wq.75: I. Allegro 04:56
5 Violin Sonata in F Major, Wq.75: II. Larghetto 06:10
6 Violin Sonata in F Major, Wq.75: III. Allegro 05:07

Violin Sinfonia in D Major, Wq.74
7 Violin Sinfonia in D Major, Wq.74: I. Allegro 03:00
8 Violin Sinfonia in D Major, Wq.74: II. Andante 02:44
9 Violin Sinfonia in D Major, Wq.74: III. Tempo di minuetto 02:17

Violin Sonata in B Minor, Wq.76
10 Violin Sonata in B Minor, Wq.76: I. Allegro moderato 07:35
11 Violin Sonata in B Minor, Wq.76: II. Poco andante 04:57
12 Violin Sonata in B Minor, Wq.76: III. Allegro siciliano 05:23
13 Fantasia in F-Sharp Minor, Wq.80 14:06

Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Wq.77
14 Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Wq.77: I. Allegro di molto 06:44
15 Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Wq.77: II. Largo 05:00
16 Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Wq.77: III. Presto 04:44

Violin Sonata in D Minor, Wq.72
17 Violin Sonata in D Minor, Wq.72: I. Adagio ma non troppo 02:47
18 Violin Sonata in D Minor, Wq.72: II. Allegro 02:03
19 Violin Sonata in D Minor, Wq.72: III. Allegro 03:16
20 Arioso with Variations in A Major, Wq.79 07:33

Violin Sonata in C Minor, Wq.78
21 Violin Sonata in C Minor, Wq.78: I. Allegro moderato 07:07
22 Violin Sonata in C Minor, Wq.78: II. Adagio ma non troppo 06:19
23 Violin Sonata in C Minor, Wq.78: III. Presto 05:31

Violin Sonata in D Major, Wq.71
24 Violin Sonata in D Major, Wq.71: I. Poco adagio 03:28
25 Violin Sonata in D Major, Wq.71: II. Allegro 02:26
26 Violin Sonata in D Major, Wq.71: III. Adagio 03:14
27 Violin Sonata in D Major, Wq.71: IV. Menuet I & II 02:37

Personnel
Rie Kimura, baroque violin
Pieter-Jan Belder, fortepiano & harpsichord

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