Les Partitas sont les premières œuvres pour clavecin publiées par Jean-Sébastien Bach. Entre 1726 et 1730, elles ont été publiées séparément avant d'être rassemblées dans une seule collection en 1731. Peu après sa nomination au poste de Cantor de la Thomaskirche de Leipzig, Bach décide de consacrer son Opus I à un genre à la mode : la suite pour clavecin, une série de danses de caractère...
Symphonies of Bach’s Sons by the Controcorrente Orchestra: a new dynamic Italian Baroque Orchestra makes its debut with not mainstream symphonies! As they name indicates, they choose to swim against the current and explore hidden gems of the repertoire. But not only are they original, young and full of dynamic energy, but the result is also simply stunningly good and makes this music come alive...
Sebastian Bach composed many works for violin (besides the pieces for organ and harpsichord, the two instruments he mainly played). He had learned to play the violin as a child and knew its characteristics perfectly well. Unfortunately, the manuscripts of many of his compositions were lost after his death: the three sonatas for violin and basso continuo BWV 1021, 1023 and 1024 are today a small...
Radical, audacieux et extrêmement raffiné : c'est ainsi que C. P. E. Bach envisageait le futur de l'Oratorio, après que les Passions de son père avaient marqué l'apogée de l'ère baroque. Encouragé par Telemann, son parrain, et libéré du joug du capricieux Frédéric de Prusse, Carl Philipp Emanuel se trouve à Hambourg face à un public avide de musique nouvelle. Il leur livre ses oratorios, non...
Of all of the German composers of the time, Johann Sebastian Bach was the best of those who could imitate the styles of French and Italian composers; he forged his own personal style in so doing, and this style was destined to become a universal model. If we examine his compositions, we can clearly see which works are in the Italian style, such as the Toccatas, and those that are characteristic...
