Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Symphonies; Concertos (Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin)

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Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

• (01) Symphony in E flat major, Wq. 179
• (04) Harpsichord Concerto in C major, Wq. 20
• (07) Symphony in E minor, Wq. 178
• (10) Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Wq. 170
• (13) Symphony in G major, Wq. 173

Raphael Alpermann, harpsichord

Peter Bruns, cello

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Date: 2001

Label: Harmonia Mundi

http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/1255

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Review

Harmonia Mundi's Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Symphonies & Concertos in HM Gold series is a reissue is the second entry among a pair of excellent C.P.E. Bach discs by the Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin, recorded in the late '90s. To be fair, of the two this is probably the lesser release, although that's not by a margin of very much; one wishes Raphael Alpermann's harpsichord was a little louder in the Concerto in C major H. 654/Wq. 20, but that's about the only inequity between this and the other disc. This concerto appears along with the "first" cello concerto and three additional symphonies; Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin, handles all of these works with an unbridled, no-holds-barred exposition of this Bach's sense of aggression and otherness, yet with crisp, precise playing that remains exceptional in its energy and drive. Bach's stormy Symphony in E minor H. 653/Wq. 178, is a particular standout owing to the stirring and well-intoned playing of the Akademie's period brass. The music is compelling, exciting, propulsively rhythmic, and the listener will likely forget that these are, after all, classical period symphonies; the intention here is to pay lip service to Bach's reputation as a progenitor of romantic style. From such a standpoint, this disc works very well and is highly recommended.

-- Uncle Dave Lewis, AllMusic

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788) was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child of Johann Sebastian Bach. C. P. E. Bach was an influential composer working at a time of transition between his father's Baroque style and the Classical style that followed it. Among his most popular and frequently recorded works are his symphonies, as well as many keyboard concertos and sonatas. Bach was also an influential pedagogue, writing the ever influential “Essay on the true art of playing keyboard instruments ” which would be studied by Haydn and Beethoven, among others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Philipp_Emanuel_Bach

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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Akamus) is a German chamber orchestra founded in East Berlin in 1982. Each year Akamus gives circa 100 concerts, ranging from small chamber works to large-scale symphonic pieces in Europe as well as on tours in Asia, North America and South America. About 30 musicians form the core of the orchestra. They perform under the leadership of their four concertmasters or guest conductors. Recording exclusively for Harmonia Mundi since 1994, the ensemble’s CDs have earned many international prizes, including the Grammy, the Diapason d'Or, the Cannes Classical and the Gramophone Award.

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