Christine Schornsheim - Harpsichord & Fortepiano / Concertos by Bach‑Sons, Kirnberger, Müthel, Nichelmann, Naumann, Rosetti & Wolf (3 CD Set) 

UPC: 4006408495413

Product Details:

• Format: 3 × CD, Album (Digital Stereo, DDD)
• Region: Germany / Austria / Switzerland
• Release Date: 2006
• Genre: Classical (Baroque & Early Classical Concertos)
• Label: Capriccio

Overview

Renowned keyboardist Christine Schornsheim leads the Berliner Barock‑Compagney in a landmark 3‑CD anthology of concertos spanning mid‑18th‑century masters. Featuring works by the Bach sons (C. P. E., W. F., J. C.), Kirnberger, Müthel, Nichelmann, Naumann, Rosetti, and Wolf, this set illuminates the evolution from Baroque to early Classical concerto style on harpsichord and fortepiano.

Product Features

• Instrumentation: Harpsichord & Fortepiano solo with period strings, winds & continuo
• Total Runtime: Approx. 3 hours 10 minutes
• Ensemble: Berliner Barock‑Compagney
• Executive Producers: Bettina Schmidt (Disc 2), Gisela Koch (Disc 1)
• Recording Supervisors: Lothar Hübner (Disc 1), Bernd Runge (Disc 2), Lutz Wildner (Disc 3)
• Co‑Productions: Deutschlandradio Kultur (Disc 2), Bayerischer Rundfunk (Disc 3)

Disc 1: Bach‑Sons & Kirnberger

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Concerto in E Major, Wq 14

1. Allegro – 8:19
2. Poco Adagio – 6:35
3. Allegro assai – 6:01

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach – Concerto in D Major 4. Allegro – 5:34 5. Andante – 5:44 6. Presto – 4:09

Johann Christian Bach – Concerto in F Minor 7. Allegretto – 7:54 8. Andante e grazioso – 6:35 9. Allegro – 5:22

Disc 2: Kirnberger, Müthel & Nichelmann

Johann Philipp Kirnberger – Concerto in C Minor

• 1. Allegro – 4:40
• 2. Adagio – 5:55
• 3. Presto – 3:13

Johann Gottfried Müthel – Concerto No. III in G Major (fortepiano)

• 4. Non troppo allegro – 8:54
• 5. Un poco adagio – 7:23
• 6. Vivace – 4:32

Christoph Nichelmann – Concerto in E Major

• 7. Allegrissimo – 5:38
• 8. Andante – 3:00
• 9. Vivace – 4:19

Disc 3: Rosetti, Wolf & Naumann

Francesco Antonio Rosetti – Concerto in G Major

• 1. Allegro molto – 8:07
• 2. Romance: Adagio non tanto – 3:08
• 3. Rondeau: Allegretto – 4:32

Ernst Wilhelm Wolf – Concerto No. 1 in G Major

• 4. Allegro – 7:15
• 5. Adagio – 6:56
• 6. Allegro – 5:06

Johann Gottlieb Naumann – Concerto in B Flat Major

• 7. Allegro – 5:48
• 8. Adagio ma non troppo – 4:40
• 9. Allegro – 2:48

Publishers and Artists

• Harpsichord & Fortepiano: Christine Schornsheim
• Ensemble: Berliner Barock‑Compagney
• Winds & Strings: period‑instruments continuo group, including oboes, bassoons, horns, violins, violas, cellos, contrabass
• Executive Producers: Bettina Schmidt (Disc 2), Gisela Koch (Disc 1)
• Recording Supervisors: Lothar Hübner, Bernd Runge, Lutz Wildner
• Cover Design: sowiesodesign.de | Photography: Franz Ham
• Booklet & Credits: detailed librettos and notes in German/English

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