The youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Christian moved to Italy and then, finally, to London, where, like Handel before him, he won early success in the opera house. Although he had been a skilled keyboard player, he wrote relatively little for the medium.

Tracklist:

Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Op.17/1: I. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Op.17/1: II. Minuetto Con Variatione
Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Op.17/2: I. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Op.17/2: II. Andante
Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Op.17/2: III. Prestissimo
Keyboard Sonata in E Flat Major, Op.17/3: I. Allegro Assai
Keyboard Sonata in E Flat Major, Op.17/3: II. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Op.17/4: I. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Op.17/4: II. Presto Assai
Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Op.17/5: I. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Op.17/5: II. Presto
Keyboard Sonata in B Flat Major, Op.17/6: I. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in B Flat Major, Op.17/6: II. Andante
Keyboard Sonata in B Flat Major, Op.17/6: III. Prestissimo

UPC: 747313036172
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 2.26.08
Format: CD

Alberto Nosé - Six Keyboard Sonatas Op 17 (CD)