WF Bach Edition | Brilliant Classics 95596

WF Bach Edition

Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 95596

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 14

Release Date: 20th April 2018

Contents

Works

Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann

Allegro, BR A62
Allegro in D major, BR A107
Allegro in D minor, BR A108
Chorale Preludes (7), F38/1
Christus, der ist mein Leben, BR A101
Concerto for 2 harpsichords in E major, F46
Concerto for solo harpsichord in G, BR A13b
Die Seele Christi heilge mich, BR A102
Dies ist der Tag, F85
Es ist eine Stimme eines Predigers in der Wuste
Fantasia in A minor, F23
Fantasia in C major, F14
Fantasia in C minor, Fk15
Fantasia in C minor, Fk16
Fantasia in D major, F17
Fantasia in D minor, BR A105
Fantasia in D minor, F18
Fantasia in D minor, F19
Fantasia in E minor, Fk20
Fantasia in E minor, Fk21
Fantasia in G major, F22
Flute Sonata in A minor, F52
Flute Sonata in F major, F51
Fugue in B flat major
Fugue in C minor, F32
Fugue in F major, F33
Fugue no.1 in C major, Fk31/1
Fugue no.2 in C minor, Fk31/2
Fugue no.3 in D major, Fk31/3
Fugue no.4 in D minor, Fk31/4
Fugue no.5 in E flat major, Fk31/5
Fugue no.6 in E minor, Fk31/6
Fugue no.7 in B flat major, Fk31/7
Fugue no.8 in F minor, Fk31/8
Fugues (3)
Fugues (4) for organ
Gigue in G major, F28
Harpsichord Concerto in A minor, F45
Harpsichord Concerto in D major, F41
Harpsichord Concerto in E minor, F43
Harpsichord Concerto in F major, F44
Harpsichord Concerto in F minor
Keyboard Sonata in A major, F8
Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, F9
Keyboard Sonata in C major, BR A1
Keyboard Sonata in C major, BR A2b
Keyboard Sonata in C major, BR A3
Keyboard Sonata in D major, F4
Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, BR A7
Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, BR A8
Keyboard Sonata in E minor, BR A9
Keyboard Sonata in F major, F6a
Keyboard Sonata in F major, F202
Keyboard Sonata in G major, BR A14
La caccia in C major, F26c
Lasset uns ablegen die Werke der Finsternis
March in E flat major, F30
March in F major, BR A57
Minuet and Trio in C major, BR A109
Minuet in G minor, F25/1
Minuets (2) in F major, BR A50a
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, BR A104
Ouverture in E flat major, BR A59
Polonaise and Trio in C major, F13
Polonaises (12), F12
Prelude in C minor, F29
Presto in D minor, F25a
Reveille in C major, F27
Sey Lob und Ehr, BR A103
Sinfonia in D Major, F64
Sinfonia in D major to the Ascension Cantata 'Wo gehet die Lebensreise hin'
Sinfonia in D minor 'Adagio and Fugue', F65
Sinfonia in F major, 'Dissonant', F67
Sinfonia in F to the Whitsun Cantata 'Ertonet, ihr seligen Volker'
Sinfonia in G major to the Christmas Cantata 'O Wunder'
Sonata in D major for 2 flutes and basso continuo
Sonata in F major for Transverse Flute and b.c
Suite in G minor, BWV1070
Suite in G minor, F24
Trio Sonata in A minor, F49
Variations on Minuet in F major, BR A50b

Artists

Claudio Astronio
Marco Facchin
Stephan Schreckenberger
Wilbert Hazelzet
Wilfried Jochens
Jaap ter Linden
Marion Moonen
Jacques Ogg
Barbara Schlick
Claudia Schubert
Filippo Turri
Harmonices Mundi
Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Rheinische Kantorei
Das Kleine Konzert

Conductors

Claudio Astronio
Hartmut Haenchen
Hermann Max

Works

Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann

Allegro, BR A62
Allegro in D major, BR A107
Allegro in D minor, BR A108
Chorale Preludes (7), F38/1
Christus, der ist mein Leben, BR A101
Concerto for 2 harpsichords in E major, F46
Concerto for solo harpsichord in G, BR A13b
Die Seele Christi heilge mich, BR A102
Dies ist der Tag, F85
Es ist eine Stimme eines Predigers in der Wuste
Fantasia in A minor, F23
Fantasia in C major, F14
Fantasia in C minor, Fk15
Fantasia in C minor, Fk16
Fantasia in D major, F17
Fantasia in D minor, BR A105
Fantasia in D minor, F18
Fantasia in D minor, F19
Fantasia in E minor, Fk20
Fantasia in E minor, Fk21
Fantasia in G major, F22
Flute Sonata in A minor, F52
Flute Sonata in F major, F51
Fugue in B flat major
Fugue in C minor, F32
Fugue in F major, F33
Fugue no.1 in C major, Fk31/1
Fugue no.2 in C minor, Fk31/2
Fugue no.3 in D major, Fk31/3
Fugue no.4 in D minor, Fk31/4
Fugue no.5 in E flat major, Fk31/5
Fugue no.6 in E minor, Fk31/6
Fugue no.7 in B flat major, Fk31/7
Fugue no.8 in F minor, Fk31/8
Fugues (3)
Fugues (4) for organ
Gigue in G major, F28
Harpsichord Concerto in A minor, F45
Harpsichord Concerto in D major, F41
Harpsichord Concerto in E minor, F43
Harpsichord Concerto in F major, F44
Harpsichord Concerto in F minor
Keyboard Sonata in A major, F8
Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, F9
Keyboard Sonata in C major, BR A1
Keyboard Sonata in C major, BR A2b
Keyboard Sonata in C major, BR A3
Keyboard Sonata in D major, F4
Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, BR A7
Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, BR A8
Keyboard Sonata in E minor, BR A9
Keyboard Sonata in F major, F6a
Keyboard Sonata in F major, F202
Keyboard Sonata in G major, BR A14
La caccia in C major, F26c
Lasset uns ablegen die Werke der Finsternis
March in E flat major, F30
March in F major, BR A57
Minuet and Trio in C major, BR A109
Minuet in G minor, F25/1
Minuets (2) in F major, BR A50a
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, BR A104
Ouverture in E flat major, BR A59
Polonaise and Trio in C major, F13
Polonaises (12), F12
Prelude in C minor, F29
Presto in D minor, F25a
Reveille in C major, F27
Sey Lob und Ehr, BR A103
Sinfonia in D Major, F64
Sinfonia in D major to the Ascension Cantata 'Wo gehet die Lebensreise hin'
Sinfonia in D minor 'Adagio and Fugue', F65
Sinfonia in F major, 'Dissonant', F67
Sinfonia in F to the Whitsun Cantata 'Ertonet, ihr seligen Volker'
Sinfonia in G major to the Christmas Cantata 'O Wunder'
Sonata in D major for 2 flutes and basso continuo
Sonata in F major for Transverse Flute and b.c
Suite in G minor, BWV1070
Suite in G minor, F24
Trio Sonata in A minor, F49
Variations on Minuet in F major, BR A50b

Artists

Claudio Astronio
Marco Facchin
Stephan Schreckenberger
Wilbert Hazelzet
Wilfried Jochens
Jaap ter Linden
Marion Moonen
Jacques Ogg
Barbara Schlick
Claudia Schubert
Filippo Turri
Harmonices Mundi
Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Rheinische Kantorei
Das Kleine Konzert

Conductors

Claudio Astronio
Hartmut Haenchen
Hermann Max

About

Recent years have seen discoveries emerge – new music and new scholarship – which bring the picture of this enigmatic, misunderstood eldest son of J.S. Bach into misunderstood eldest son of J.S. Bach into sharper focus than ever before, proving definitively his compositional grace and intellect.

This set from Brilliant Classics is the first ever to present a comprehensive selection of all facets of Wilhelm Friedemann’s musical output: orchestral, chamber, keyboard and vocal. To the music long known to be his, from musicologist Martin Falck’s catalogue of 1913 and the Bach-Repertorium edited by Peter Wollny, have been added formerly unknown or misattributed works that affirm his remarkable genius, from the collection of Sarah Itzig Levy (great-aunt of Felix Mendelssohn) and the recently found Vilnius manuscript of keyboard music.

His Sinfonias are transitional in form from Baroque to Classical, much like his compositional style as a whole, which looks back to the rigorous counterpoint of his father while embracing the emotional expression of the empfindsamer style. Sinfonias were evolving from instrumental overtures attached to larger vocal forms into stand-alone works, forerunners of the modern symphony, containing their own discrete movements. The Suite in G minor, formerly attributed to his father, is one such piece. His Harpsichord Concertos combine binary sonata form with the traditional ritornello. The chamber music in this set features the flute and includes the erstwhile misattributed Sonata in F.

The sizeable collection of keyboard works performed here by eminent harpsichordist Claudio Astronio represents the largest part of Wilhelm Friedemann’s surviving oeuvre and also includes many new discoveries, while the organ music, from a composer considered to be the greatest organist of his day, leaves one wishing for more, either because the manuscripts simply did not survive or because Wilhelm Friedemann was such a skilled improviser that he wrote down sadly little of the organ wizardry with which he awed his contemporaries. The cantatas are multi-movement works he composed for major feast days while director at Halle’s Liebfrauenkirche.

Contains the complete keyboard works, the complete keyboard concertos, the complete organ works, chamber music, orchestral music and a fine selection of his beautiful cantatas.

This product has now been deleted. Information is for reference only.

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here