Bach & Sons: Piano Concertos
Sebastian Knauer (piano)
Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington
Vividly illustrating the stylistic shift from Baroque to Classical, with Norrington's purposeful phrasing, this is among the best of its 'modern instrument' kind.
Bach & Sons: Piano Concertos
Sebastian Knauer (piano)
Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington
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Vividly illustrating the stylistic shift from Baroque to Classical, with Norrington's purposeful phrasing, this is among the best of its 'modern instrument' kind.
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Cleverly contrasting J S Bach and his sons through their piano concertos, Berlin Classics provides music from the High Baroque to the early classical.
A stunning recording, Sebastian Knauer is accompanied by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington, absolute specialists in historical performance practice on modern instruments.
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Awards and reviews
December 2011
Vividly illustrating the stylistic shift from Baroque to Classical, with Norrington's purposeful phrasing, this is among the best of its 'modern instrument' kind.
February 2012
Those familiar with Knauer's artistry from earlier discs will know what to expect here - unruffled, aristocractic poise and beautifully understated playing that puts one in mind of Murray Perahia or Emanuel Ax...Norrington and his Zurich players make alert, sympathetic partners, recorded in a well-balanced acoustic.
February 2012
Perhaps the real discovery is CPE's eloquent E major Concerto...Knauer revels in the details though he doesn't always have the last degree of hyper-reactivity when it comes to some of CPE's quirkier turns of phrase. JC's E flat major Concerto forms a delightful end-piece and reminds us that he's so much more than simply a model for Mozart's own keyboard concertos in a performance abounding with wit and panache.
