Fathers and Sons
Donald Macleod explores the relationship between CPE Bach and his famous father, Johann Sebastian Bach.
Fathers and Sons
"In composition and keyboard playing, I never had any other teacher than my father." It could so easily have gone horribly wrong: one of the greatest musical minds the world has ever known, teaching his musical offspring himself. But Johann Sebastian Bach clearly had very special qualities and seems to have remained on good terms with all of his children. In today's programme, Donald Macleod explores the relationship between CPE Bach and his famous father.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Polonaise in G minor for keyboard, attrib. J S Bach (as BWV.A.123) [Anna Magdale
Performer: Gustav Leonhardt.- RCA : GD-71969.
- RCA.
- 1.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
6 Sonatine nuove, Wq 63 nos 7-12: No 6 Prestissimo in D minor
Performer: Christopher Hogwood.- 6 Sonatine nuove, Wq 63 nos 7-12: No 6 Prestissimo in D minor.
- L`OISEAU LYRE.
- 6.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Magnificat in D major Wq.215
Singer: Arleen Augér. Singer: Helen Watts. Singer: Kurt Equiluz. Singer: Wolfgang Schöne. Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium. Choir: Gachinger Kantorei. Director: Helmuth Rilling.- HANSSLER : CD-98970.
- HANSSLER.
- 1.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata in G major Wq.56`2 for keyboard
Performer: Inger Grudin-Brandt.- BIS : CD-142.
- BIS.
- 6.
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- Tue 24 May 201112:00BBC Radio 3
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