Johann Christian Bach: Six Sonatas, Op.17

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For moments when Haydn and Mozart are too demanding, try these sonatas by Johann Christian Bach, son of Johann Sebastian, who made his career in London. The young Mozart thought enough of J.C. Bach to transcribe movements from his Piano Sonatas into concerto form. Then he left J.C. far behind in the quality of his work. But if these are relatively simple in their musical content, they still show enough imagination and variety to be worth hearing. Robert Woolley plays an antique fortepiano with great skill and taste, making a very good case for the music. And the disc timing is quite generous (76:12). --Leslie Gerber

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Johann Christian Bach: Six Sonatas Op 17 - Robert Woolley, fortepiano
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Woolley gives J.C.B. his due at last
 Johann Christian Bach: Six Sonatas Op 17 - Robert Woolley, fortepiano

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000A58
Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

  1. No. 1 In G Major: I Allegro
  2. No. 1 In G Major: II Minuetto con variatione
  3. Six Sonatas Op. 17: I Allegro
  4. Six Sonatas Op. 17: II Andante
  5. Six Sonatas Op. 17: III Prestissimo
  6. Six Sonatas Op. 17: I Allegro assai
  7. Six Sonatas Op. 17: II Allegro
  8. Six Sonatas Op. 17: I Allegro
  9. Six Sonatas Op. 17: II Presto assai
  10. Six Sonatas Op. 17: I Allegro
  11. Six Sonatas Op. 17: II Presto
  12. No. 6 In B Flat Major: I Allegro
  13. No. 6 In B Flat Major: II Andante
  14. No. 6 In B Flat Major: III Prestissimo

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For moments when Haydn and Mozart are too demanding, try these sonatas by Johann Christian Bach, son of Johann Sebastian, who made his career in London. The young Mozart thought enough of J.C. Bach to transcribe movements from his Piano Sonatas into concerto form. Then he left J.C. far behind in the quality of his work. But if these are relatively simple in their musical content, they still show enough imagination and variety to be worth hearing. Robert Woolley plays an antique fortepiano with great skill and taste, making a very good case for the music. And the disc timing is quite generous (76:12). --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Woolley gives J.C.B. his due at last.......1998-10-19

Robert Woolley presents a fine rendition of these Op. 17 sonatas on a fortepiano built at around the time of J.C. Bach's death. He endows them with feeling and humanity without a lot of overindulgence in rubatos or other mannerisms. The "prestissimo" movements of sonatas 2 and 6 are especially good, played with breathtaking virtuosity. And as Woolley demonstrates, there is an excellent case to be made for J.C. Bach as a worthy composer in his own right, and not just "another son of J.S. Bach" or "a precursor of Mozart." Highly recommended.

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