BACH, C.P.E.: Sonatas and Rondos - Marc-André Hamelin (2 CDs)

Sonata in A minor H247 Wq57/2[9'21]
CD1
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Allegro[3'23]
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Andante[1'50]
3
Allegro di molto[4'08]
4
Rondo in E major H265 Wq57/1[8'07]
Fantasia in C major H291 Wq61/6[6'07]
5
Presto di molto[0'38]
6
Andante[1'30]
7
Presto di molto[0'40]
8
Larghetto sostenuto[2'00]
9
Presto di molto[1'19]
Sonata in E minor H66 Wq62/12[15'49]
10
Allemande[2'51]
11
Courante[2'21]
12
Sarabande[3'42]
13
Menuet[4'37]
14
Gigue[2'18]
15
Abschied von meinem Silbermannischen Claviere, in einem Rondo H272 Wq66[7'56]
Arioso with 9 variations in C major H259 Wq118/10[13'38]
16
Arioso[1'18]
17
Variation 1[1'17]
18
Variation 2[1'06]
19
Variation 3[1'18]
20
Variation 4[1'16]
21
Variation 5[1'07]
22
Variation 6[1'18]
23
Variation 7[1'51]
24
Variation 8[1'31]
25
Variation 9[1'36]
26
March in G major BWVAnh124[1'22]
27
Solfeggio in C minor H220 Wq117/2[0'59]
CD2
28
Rondo in C minor H283 Wq59/4[4'40]
Sonata in F minor H173 Wq57/6[12'45]
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Allegro assai[3'30]
30
Andante[4'16]
31
Andantino grazioso[4'59]
32
L'Aly Rupalich H95 Wq117/27[2'48]
Sonata in D major H286 Wq61/2[5'12]
33
Allegro di molto[2'19]
34
Allegretto[1'16]
35
Presto di molto[1'37]
Sonata in A flat major H31 Wq49/2[14'11]
36
Un poco allegro[6'11]
37
Adagio[4'01]
38
Allegro[3'59]
39
Rondo in B flat major H267 Wq58/5[5'14]
Sonata in E minor H281 Wq59/1[7'29]
40
Presto[3'24]
41
Adagio[1'37]
42
Andantino[2'28]
43
La complaisante H109 Wq117/28[2'55]
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Rondo in E major H274 Wq58/3[4'06]
Freie Fantasie fürs Clavier in F sharp minor H300 Wq67[12'16]
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Adagio[2'32]
46
Allegretto[0'43]
47
Largo[1'17]
48
Adagio[1'20]
49
Largo[1'54]
50
Adagio[1'54]
51
Allegretto[0'41]
52
Adagio[0'53]
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Allegretto[0'32]
54
Largo[0'30]
55
L'Herrmann H92 Wq117/23[2'53]
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La Prinzette H91 Wq117/21[2'46]

The music of C P E Bach makes complex stylistic demands of the performer like little else of its time, the extraordinary drama and intensity tempered by Enlightenment elegance and the influence of the Baroque. Marc-André Hamelin’s performances set new standards in this endlessly absorbing repertoire.