Miklos Spanyi – C.P.E. Bach: Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 38 (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was more systematic than many of his composer colleagues when it came to keeping track of his own works and made at least two catalogues of his compositions for solo keyboard. At various times he also destroyed manuscripts that remained in his possession, especially those of early works. But even so, there are a number of pieces that slipped through the net, and several of them can be found on this album. A few of them were included anonymously into the second Clavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach, while Emanuel Bach was still living in his fathers home in Leipzig. Among the pieces are some that have been identified as being by Bach only recently, during the ongoing work of producing a printed edition of the composers complete works. As devised by Miklos Spányi, the programme is a colourful mix of brief dance movements and other miniatures, provides both variety and insights into the formative years of the composer. It ends with Bachs Variations on a Menuet by Locatelli, the most technically demanding of his variation sets composed in 1735 when he was a young man of 21.

Tracklist:
1 Keyboard Sonata in G Major: I. Allemande 03:05
2 Keyboard Sonata in G Major: II. Polonaise (After J.S. Bach’s BWV Anh. 125) 02:22
3 Keyboard Sonata in G Major: III. Menuet 01:05
4 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, H. 1 (Excerpts): March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 [Attrib. C.P.E. Bach] 01:26
5 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, H. 1 (Excerpts): Polonaise in G Minor, BWV Anh. 123 [Attrib. C.P.E. Bach] 01:45
6 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, H. 1 (Excerpts): March in G Major, BWV Anh. 124 [Attrib. C.P.E. Bach] 01:48
7 Menuet in E-Flat Major 02:08
8 Keyboard Suite in E-Flat Major: I. Allegro 01:18
9 Keyboard Suite in E-Flat Major: II. Marche 01:01
10 Keyboard Suite in E-Flat Major: III. Menuet, Wq. 116 No. 1, H. 171 01:05
11 Movements in G Major: I. Praeludium 02:46
12 Movements in G Major: II. Polonaise I, H. 340 (Alternate Version) 02:12
13 Movements in G Major: III. Polonaise II 02:12
14 Movements in G Major: IV. Air I 01:57
15 Movements in G Major: V. Air II 01:31
16 Movements in G Major: VI. Menuet 02:48
17 Keyboard Suite in E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: I. Prelude 03:02
18 Keyboard Suite in E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: II. Allemande 04:10
19 Keyboard Suite in E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: III. Adagio non molto 03:04
20 Keyboard Suite in E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: IV. Echo 02:38
21 Keyboard Suite in E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: V. Gigue 00:52
22 Keyboard Suite in E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6 (1733 Version): III. Cantabile 03:39
23 Menuet in C Major, Wq. 111, H. 1.5 02:05
24 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, H. 1 (Excerpts): March in E-Flat Major, BWV Anh. 127 [Attrib. C.P.E. Bach] 01:48
25 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Menuet 01:01
26 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 1 01:21
27 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 2 01:08
28 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 3 01:15
29 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 4 01:28
30 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 5 01:00
31 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 6 01:01
32 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 7 00:54
33 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 8 01:01
34 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 9 01:05
35 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 10 01:26
36 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 11 00:56
37 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 12 01:34
38 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 13 01:21
39 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 14 01:15
40 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 15 01:01
41 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 16 01:05
42 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 17 01:21
43 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 18 01:19
44 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 19 01:05
45 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 20 01:09
46 Variations in G Major on a Menuet by Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 21 01:41