It was in 1747 that Johann Sebastian Bach received an invitation from King Frederic II of Prussia. Bach travelled with Wilhelm Friedmann - his eldest son - to Potsdam, where Carl Philipp Emanuel, his second eldest son, was accompanist to the king's court. This was the famous visit during which Johann Sebastian improvised a ricercar or fugue in three voices on a theme supplied by the monarch and later led him to compose the Musical Offering.This recording presents sections of Bach's Musical Offering, including the Trio Sonata, side by side with Trios by both Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philip Emanuel. The intention was to shed light on the familial character of Bach's visit to Potsdam and Berlin in 1747 and it's musical consequences. The importance of this gathering between the three most famous members of the Bach family and the impact it had on their respective lives and careers cannot be overestimated. For Johann Sebastian himself, however, this was to be brief: he died three years later in 1750.

Tracklist:

Thema Regium (Musical Offering, BWV 1079)
Sonata a Flauto Traverso, Violino e Basso (Wq 143) (transposed to C minor)~Allegro
Sonata a Flauto Traverso, Violino e Basso (Wq 143) (transposed to C minor)~Adagio
Sonata a Flauto Traverso, Violino e Basso (Wq 143) (transposed to C minor)~Presto
Musical Offering, BWV 1079~Ricercar a 3
Sonata a Flauto Traverso e Cembalo obligato (BWV 1032) (transposed to G minor)~Vivace
Sonata a Flauto Traverso e Cembalo obligato (BWV 1032) (transposed to G minor)~Largo e dolce
Sonata a Flauto Traverso e Cembalo obligato (BWV 1032) (transposed to G minor)~Allegro
Allegro from Trio a 2 Flauti e Cembalo (Fk 49)
Trio a Cembalo Obligato e Violino (Wq 72)~Adagio ma non tanto
Trio a Cembalo Obligato e Violino (Wq 72)~Allegro
Trio a Cembalo Obligato e Violino (Wq 72)~Allegro
Musical Offering, BWV 1079~Sonata sopr'il Soggetto Reale a Traversa, Violino e Continuo. Largo
Musical Offering, BWV 1079~Sonata sopr'il Soggetto Reale a Traversa, Violino e Continuo. Allegro
Musical Offering, BWV 1079~Sonata sopr'il Soggetto Reale a Traversa, Violino e Continuo. Andante
Musical Offering, BWV 1079~Sonata sopr'il Soggetto Reale a Traversa, Violino e Continuo. Allegro
Musical Offering, BWV 1079~Canon perpetuus super thema Regium

UPC: 4250128525084
Label: Ramee
Release Date: 6.5.26
Format: CD

Le Caravanserail - Musical Offering (CD)