To Stir the Heart
To Stir the Heart
Donald Macleod discovers how the Seven Years War affected life in Berlin during CPE Bach's tenure as harpsichordist at the court of Frederick the Great, and finds insights into Bach's musical philosophy: "I believe that music must, first and foremost, stir the heart ...".
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Bitten Wq.194'9 for voice and keyboard
Singer: Gotthold Schwarz. Performer: Sabine Bauer.- CAPRICCIO: 10-856.
- CAPRICCIO.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Symphony in E flat major Wq.179
Ensemble: Berlin Academy of Ancient Music.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC 901-711.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 1.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Ehres Gottes aus der Natur
Singer: Gotthold Schwarz. Performer: Sabine Bauer.- BACH, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Ehres Gottes aus der Natur.
- CAPRICCIO.
- 14.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata in E major Wq.48`3 (Prussian no.3) for keyboard
Performer: Gustav Leonhardt.- RCA : GD-71969.
- RCA.
- 3.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Prufung am Abend Wq.194`7 for voice and keyboard
Singer: Gotthold Schwarz. Performer: Sabine Bauer.- BACH, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Ehres Gottes aus der Natur.
- CAPRICCIO.
- 11.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Trio sonata in C minor Wq.161`1 (Sanguineus und melancholicus) for 2 violins an
Ensemble: Florilegium Ensemble.- CPE Bach: Sonata in C minor Wq 161 no 4.
- CHANNEL CLASSICS.
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