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BACH, J.C.: Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 5 (Alexander-Max)
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Johann Christian Bach’s galant Sonatas Op. 5 of 1766 were composed for the newly-developed fortepiano but are equally suited to the more intimate yet equally expressive clavichord, on which The Juilliard School graduate and internationally-renowned keyboardist Susan Alexander-Max performs them here. The young Mozart so admired ‘the London Bach’ that he adapted Sonatas Nos. 2, 3 and 4 as keyboard concertos. Yet the other three sonatas contain wonderful music in which reminiscences of past musical styles co-exist with pointers to future developments.
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Bach, Johann Christian

Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, Op. 5, No. 1, W. A1
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I. Allegretto
00:04:58
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2.
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II. Tempo di minuetto
00:03:42
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Keyboard Sonata in D major, Op. 5, No. 2, W. A2
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I. Allegro di molto
00:06:45
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II. Andante di molto
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III. Minuetto
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Keyboard Sonata in G major, Op. 5, No. 3, W. A3
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II. Theme and Variations: Allegretto
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Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, Op. 5, No. 4, W. A4
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II. Rondo: Allegretto
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Keyboard Sonata in E major, Op. 5, No. 5, W. A5
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I. Allegro assai
00:06:29
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III. Prestissimo
00:02:08
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Keyboard Sonata in C minor, Op. 5, No. 6, W. A6
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II. Allegro moderato
00:04:22
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III. Allegretto
00:04:49
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Total Playing Time:
01:13:08
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