Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto; Instrumental
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: 8.573027
Barcode: 747313302772
Release Date: 04/2013

BACH, W.F.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 4 - Keyboard Sonatas, Fk. 1b, 3 and 202 / Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Fk. 10 (J. Brown, Baird)

Wilhelm Friedmann Bach was significant in developing the relatively new keyboard sonata form between the baroque and classical periods. Combining stylistic elements from his father’s generation and his own, the ambitious Sonata in D major was admired as “the most significant before Beethoven”. The scale of the substantial Sonata in F for two keyboard instruments, one of WF Bach’s best-known compositions, is such that it is sometimes referred to as a Concerto. Julia Brown’s recordings give WF Bach’s keyboard works “a liberty and sense of fun and engagement that make the music come alive” (Classical Net on Vol 3, Naxos 8.572814).

Tracklist

Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
Baird, Barbara (harpsichord)
1 I. Allegro ma moderato 09:35
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
Baird, Barbara (harpsichord)
2 II. Andante 06:52
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
Baird, Barbara (harpsichord)
3 III. Presto 04:40
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
Baird, Barbara (harpsichord)
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
4 I. Allegro 07:11
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
5 II. Grave 00:59
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
6 III. Vivace 04:56
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
7 I. Allegro 08:27
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
8 II. Siciliana 02:57
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
9 III. Presto 04:13
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
10 I. Un poco allegro 09:43
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
11 II. Adagio 10:41
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)
12 III. Vivace 08:18
Brown, Julia (harpsichord)

Total Playing Time: 01:18:32