J.S. Bach - Transcriptions for Guitar
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 96687
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 24th February 2023
Contents
Works
French Suites (6), BWV812-817Klavierbuchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach, Book 2, BWVAnh113-132
Minuet in G minor, BWV842
Partita no.1 in B flat major, BWV825
Suite in A major, BWV824
Artists
Stefano Cardi (guitar)Works
French Suites (6), BWV812-817Klavierbuchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach, Book 2, BWVAnh113-132
Minuet in G minor, BWV842
Partita no.1 in B flat major, BWV825
Suite in A major, BWV824
Artists
Stefano Cardi (guitar)About
Although there were two versions of the Anna Magdalena collection, the one which has survived almost in its entirety seems to have been intended as a family album, with contributions not only from Anna Magdalena (J.S. Bach’s wife), but also from her stepson Carl Philipp Emanuel and other composers. The pieces in this collection, including vocal pieces written for Anna (an accomplished singer), are most commonly small dance forms characterised by an essential and refined homophonic-style writing. The Anglaise and Minuet from the French Suite no.3, as well as the more solemn Allemande from the French Suite no.4, are clear examples of the gracefulness of these compositions, which show a subtler sound texture than those of other series of Bach suites, as well as a more limited use of counterpoint. Also of exquisite elegance is the Minuet from Partita BWV 825, taken from the first volume of the Clavier-Übung. This album also includes some famous works, among them the preludes from the French Suite no.3 and Johann Peter Kellner’s collection. These are rather varied pieces, written for teaching purposes and passed down through written transcriptions from Bach’s pupils. Some are extremely short but show some degree of harmonic density and sometimes a rather chromatic style, while others have a slightly broader structure and a writing more similar to the Inventions, with a systematic use of counterpoint.
The album also features works from other prominent composers – George Philipp Telemann (1681–1787) and C.P.E. Bach (1714–1788) – as well as two lesser-known composers, Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690–1749) and Christian Petzold (1677–1733).
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