Description
Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord LP
UPC: 9111 1641-42
Product Details
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
- Performers: – Miloš Jurkovič (Muramatsu flute) – Zuzana Růžičková (Georg Zahl harpsichord) – Juraj Alexander (Franciscus Geissenhof cello) – tracks BWV 1033–1035
- Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
- Label: OPUS – 9111 1641-42
- Country: Czechoslovakia
- Recording Location: Dvořák Hall, House of Artists, Prague
- Recording Date: September 1984
- Release Date: 1985
- Language: Instrumental
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Baroque, Chamber Music
Overview
Bach's Flute Sonatas: Dialogue of Virtuosity and Intimacy
This double LP presents the complete sonatas of Johann Sebastian Bach for flute and harpsichord, as well as for flute and continuo. The selection spans the master’s Köthen period—an era of secular focus and chamber experimentation—and includes some of the most elegant and intricate examples of 18th-century trio sonata form.
Miloš Jurkovič, one of Czechoslovakia’s leading flautists, offers a precise yet expressive interpretation, joined by the legendary harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková. Juraj Alexander adds cello continuo in the works requiring basso accompaniment, completing a historically grounded yet vividly engaging performance.
Bachove Sonáty pre flautu a čembalo: Harmónia komornej krásy
Dvojalbum prináša kompletný cyklus Bachových sonát pre flautu a čembalo a pre flautu s basovým kontinuom. Tieto skladby vznikli prevažne počas Bachovho pôsobenia v Köthene – v období svetskej tvorby, ktorá sa vyznačuje formálnou precíznosťou a vrúcnosťou komornej výpovede.
Virtuózne podanie Miloša Jurkoviča, noblesa a štýlová autentickosť Zuzany Růžičkovej a kultivovaný sprievod Juraja Alexandra spolu vytvárajú interpretačný zážitok, ktorý je historicky fundovaný, no zároveň živo podmanivý.
Product Features
- Complete set of Bach’s sonatas for flute and harpsichord/continuo (BWV 1030–1035)
- Period instruments: Muramatsu flute, Georg Zahl harpsichord, Franciscus Geissenhof cello
- Historical insight from the Köthen period of Bach’s life, his only secular court appointment
- Legendary performance by Zuzana Růžičková, a pioneer in harpsichord revival
- Audiophile stereo recording in Prague’s Dvořák Hall (1984)
Track Listing
Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord
LP 1 – Side A
- Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030 – Andante – Largo e dolce – Presto / Allegro ⏱ 19:28
LP 1 – Side B 2. Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031 – Allegro moderato – Siciliano – Allegro ⏱ 11:02
- Sonata in A major, BWV 1032 – Vivace – Largo e dolce – Allegro ⏱ 13:24
Sonatas for Flute and Continuo
LP 2 – Side A 4. Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 – Andante – Presto – Allegro – Adagio – Menuetto I & II ⏱ 8:59
- Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034 – Adagio ma non tanto – Allegro – Andante – Allegro ⏱ 15:55
LP 2 – Side B 6. Sonata in E major, BWV 1035 – Adagio ma non tanto – Allegro – Siciliano – Allegro assai ⏱ 12:15
Key Credits
- Flute: Miloš Jurkovič
- Harpsichord: Zuzana Růžičková
- Cello (BWV 1033–1035): Juraj Alexander
- Recording Supervision: Jaroslav Krček
- Recording Engineer: Ing. Stanislav Sýkora
- Liner Notes: Dr. Lenka Plencnerová
- Editor: Ján Palkovič
- Cover Design: Tomáš Písecký
- Photography: Miloslav Kulhan
- Recorded: September 1984, Dvořák Hall, House of Artists, Prague
Publishers
- Label: OPUS, n. p., Bratislava – ČSSR
- Catalog Number: 9111 1641-42
- Exported by: Slovart, Bratislava
- Printed by: Grafobal, n. p., Skalica
- Country of Manufacture: Czechoslovakia
- Release Year: 1985
- Format: 2×LP, Stereo
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