Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was more systematic than many of his composer colleagues when it came to keeping track of his own works and made at least two catalogues of his compositions for solo keyboard. At various times he also destroyed manuscripts that remained in his possession, especially those of early works. But even so, there are a number of pieces that slipped through the net, and several of them can be found on this album. A few of them were included anonymously into the second Clavierbuchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach, while Emanuel Bach was still living in his father's home in Leipzig. Among the pieces are some that have been identified as being by Bach only recently, during the ongoing work of producing a printed edition of the composer's complete works. As devised by Miklos Spanyi, the programme is a colourful mix of brief dance movements and other miniatures, provides both variety and insights into the formative years of the composer. It ends with Bach's Variations on a Menuet by Locatelli, the most technically demanding of his variation sets composed in 1735 when he was a young man of 21.

Tracklist:

Keyboard Sonata In G Major: I. Allemande
Keyboard Sonata In G Major: II. Polonaise (After J.S. Bach's Bwv Anh. 125)
Keyboard Sonata In G Major: III. Menuet
Notebook For Anna Magdalena Bach, H. 1 (Excerpts): March In D Major, Bwv Anh. 122 [Attrib. C.P.E. Bach]
Notebook For Anna Magdalena Bach, H. 1 (Excerpts): Polonaise In G Minor, Bwv Anh. 123 [Attrib. C.P.E. Bach]
Notebook For Anna Magdalena Bach, H. 1 (Excerpts): March In G Major, Bwv Anh. 124 [Attrib. C.P.E. Bach]
Menuet In E-Flat Major
Keyboard Suite In E-Flat Major: I. Allegro
Keyboard Suite In E-Flat Major: II. Marche
Keyboard Suite In E-Flat Major: III. Menuet, Wq. 116 No. 1, H. 171
Movements In G Major: I. Praeludium
Movements In G Major: II. Polonaise I, H. 340 (Alternate Version)
Movements In G Major: III. Polonaise II
Movements In G Major: IV. Air I
Movements In G Major: V. Air II
Movements In G Major: VI. Menuet
Keyboard Suite In E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: I. Prelude
Keyboard Suite In E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: II. Allemande
Keyboard Suite In E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: III. Adagio Non Molto
Keyboard Suite In E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: IV. Echo
Keyboard Suite In E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6: V. Gigue
Keyboard Suite In E Minor, Wq. 65 No. 4, H. 6 (1733 Version): III. Cantabile
Menuet In C Major, Wq. 111, H. 1.5
Notebook For Anna Magdalena Bach, H. 1 (Excerpts): March In E-Flat Major, Bwv Anh. 127 [Attrib. C.P.E. Bach]
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Menuet
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 1
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 2
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 3
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 4
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 5
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 6
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 7
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 8
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 9
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 10
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 11
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 12
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 13
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 14
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 15
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 16
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 17
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 18
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 19
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 20
Variations In G Major On A Menuet By Locatelli, Wq. 118 No. 7, H. 14: Var. 21

UPC: 7318590023372
Label: Bis
Release Date: 7.5.19
Format: CD

C Bach PE / Spanyi - Solo Keyboard Music 38 (CD)