W.F. Bach: Complete Harpsichord Music

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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was the least famous son of the great Johann Sebastian in his time. Yet reportedly he was his father’s favourite, and he was regarded as the most original and innovative of his offspring.

Composer: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Artists: Claudio Astronio (harpsichord)

The son of the peerless Johann Sebastian, Wilhelm Friedemann was the least famous Bach of his time. Yet he is now regarded by some as the most brilliant of the Bach children, and is occasionally reported to have been his father's favourite. A master of numerous different keyboard instruments, he was not particularly prolific, and of his 100 or so known works, many remained unprinted until the 20th century.

The pieces that do survive and which feature on this recording are brilliantly virtuosic and at the same time quirkily expressive, always striving for originality in ways that ran against the established modi operandi of Bach's day. In fact, the composer was so committed to allowing the musical complexity that came naturally to him to flower fully that, unlike his more business-minded brothers, he resisted adapting his style to suit amateur musicians. In addition, his fantasias, in particular, give us a glimpse into
what must have been an impressive flair for improvisation. Alternately witty, cerebral, imaginative, emotive, dark and effervescent, and always challenging, this is not music for the faint-hearted performer.

Enter Claudio Astronio, a keyboard-player and conductor with a career that also spans jazz and pop music. For this album, Astronio has chosen to record all of W.F. Bach's keyboard works – which were never assigned to a particular instrument – on the harpsichord (with the exception of four miniatures played on the organ), rendering this recording a truly unique homage to the composer. Fanfare magazine has praised Astronio's "ability to convey the character and emotional dynamic of a vocal line" as "incredibly beautiful, sensitive and deeply touching".

Tracklist:
0:00:00 Fantasia in A Minor, F. 23
0:03:30 Fantasia in C Major, F. 14
0:08:45 Fantasia in D Minor, F. 19
0:15:09 Fantasia in E Minor, F. 20
0:18:43 Fantasia in C Minor, F. 15
0:35:31 Fantasia in D Minor, F. 18
0:37:44 Fantasia in D Major, F. 17
0:40:34 Fantasia in E Minor, F. 21
0:50:26 Fantasia in C Minor, F. 16
0:57:31 Fugue in C Minor, F. 32
1:03:40 Fugue in F Major, F. 33

Sonata in C Major, F. 200:
1:09:09 I. Allegro
1:17:53 II. Andante
1:30:00 III. Presto

Sonata in F Major, F. 6a:
1:39:57 I. Poco allegro
1:52:40 II. Minuetto
2:04:39 III. Presto

Sonata in E Minor, F. 204:
2:16:41 I. Allegro non tanto
2:28:25 II. Siciliano
2:30:37 III. Vivace

Sonata in C Major, F. 1a:
2:34:07 I. Allegro
2:39:31 II. Minuetto I – II
2:42:23 III. Vivace

Sonata in D Major, F. 4:
2:46:50 I. Allegretto
2:50:36 II. Suave
2:54:33 III. Vivace

Sonata in E-Flat Major, F. 201:
2:58:49 I. Allegro
3:04:18 II. Andante
3:06:21 III. Vivace

Sonata in C Major, F. 2:
3:10:51 I. Allegro
3:15:45 II. Grave
3:19:02 III. Presto

Sonata in A Major, F. 8:
3:22:35 I. Allegro
3:36:45 II. Largo con tenerezza
3:47:53 III. Allegro assai

Sonata in F Major, F. 202:
3:58:12 I. Allegro
4:17:18 II. Siciliana
4:28:11 III. Presto

Sonata in E-Flat Major, F. 5:
4:40:27 I. Allegro non troppo
4:45:41 II. Largo
4:48:51 III. Presto

Sonata in D Major, F. 3:
4:50:46 I. Un poco allegro
4:58:31 II. Adagio
5:04:35 III. Vivace

Sonata in G Major, F. 7:
5:09:51 I. Andantino – Allegro di molto
5:13:27 II. Lamento
5:18:17 III. Presto

Sonata in B-Flat Major, F. 9:
5:20:44 I. Un poco allegro
5:25:23 II. Grazioso
5:28:43 III. Allegro molto

5:33:00 Polonaise in C Major, F. 12/1
5:37:08 Polonaise in C Minor, F. 12/2
5:41:32 Polonaise in D Major, F. 12/3
5:46:11 Polonaise in D Minor, F. 12/4
5:48:14 Polonaise in E-Flat Major, F. 12/5
5:52:16 Polonaise in E-Flat Minor, F. 12/6
5:58:29 Polonaise in E Major, F. 12/7
6:02:20 Polonaise in E Minor, F. 12/8
6:05:27 Polonaise in F Major, F. 12/9
6:07:52 Polonaise in F Minor, F. 12/10
6:11:31 Polonaise in G Major, F. 12/11
6:14:38 Polonaise in G Minor, F. 12/12

Harpsichord Concerto in G Major, F. 40:
6:19:58 I. Allegro non troppo
6:23:58 II. Andante
6:26:28 III. Vivace

Suite in G Minor, F. 24:
6:29:43 I. Allemande
6:33:28 II. Courante
6:37:08 III. Sarabande
6:40:27 IV. Presto
6:43:12 V. Bourreé
6:45:20 VI. Trio I – II

6:49:42 The complete tracklist with artists can be found in the pinned comment!

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Thank you for watching! We hope you enjoyed the video. Tracklist:
0:00:00 Fantasia in A Minor, F. 23
0:03:30 Fantasia in C Major, F. 14
0:08:45 Fantasia in D Minor, F. 19
0:15:09 Fantasia in E Minor, F. 20
0:18:43 Fantasia in C Minor, F. 15
0:35:31 Fantasia in D Minor, F. 18
0:37:44 Fantasia in D Major, F. 17
0:40:34 Fantasia in E Minor, F. 21
0:50:26 Fantasia in C Minor, F. 16
0:57:31 Fugue in C Minor, F. 32
1:03:40 Fugue in F Major, F. 33

Sonata in C Major, F. 200:
1:09:09 I. Allegro
1:17:53 II. Andante
1:30:00 III. Presto

Sonata in F Major, F. 6a:
1:39:57 I. Poco allegro
1:52:40 II. Minuetto
2:04:39 III. Presto

Sonata in E Minor, F. 204:
2:16:41 I. Allegro non tanto
2:28:25 II. Siciliano
2:30:37 III. Vivace

Sonata in C Major, F. 1a:
2:34:07 I. Allegro
2:39:31 II. Minuetto I – II
2:42:23 III. Vivace

Sonata in D Major, F. 4:
2:46:50 I. Allegretto
2:50:36 II. Suave
2:54:33 III. Vivace

Sonata in E-Flat Major, F. 201:
2:58:49 I. Allegro
3:04:18 II. Andante
3:06:21 III. Vivace

Sonata in C Major, F. 2:
3:10:51 I. Allegro
3:15:45 II. Grave
3:19:02 III. Presto

Sonata in A Major, F. 8:
3:22:35 I. Allegro
3:36:45 II. Largo con tenerezza
3:47:53 III. Allegro assai

Sonata in F Major, F. 202:
3:58:12 I. Allegro
4:17:18 II. Siciliana
4:28:11 III. Presto

Sonata in E-Flat Major, F. 5:
4:40:27 I. Allegro non troppo
4:45:41 II. Largo
4:48:51 III. Presto

Sonata in D Major, F. 3:
4:50:46 I. Un poco allegro
4:58:31 II. Adagio
5:04:35 III. Vivace

Sonata in G Major, F. 7:
5:09:51 I. Andantino – Allegro di molto
5:13:27 II. Lamento
5:18:17 III. Presto

Sonata in B-Flat Major, F. 9:
5:20:44 I. Un poco allegro
5:25:23 II. Grazioso
5:28:43 III. Allegro molto

5:33:00 Polonaise in C Major, F. 12/1
5:37:08 Polonaise in C Minor, F. 12/2
5:41:32 Polonaise in D Major, F. 12/3
5:46:11 Polonaise in D Minor, F. 12/4
5:48:14 Polonaise in E-Flat Major, F. 12/5
5:52:16 Polonaise in E-Flat Minor, F. 12/6
5:58:29 Polonaise in E Major, F. 12/7
6:02:20 Polonaise in E Minor, F. 12/8
6:05:27 Polonaise in F Major, F. 12/9
6:07:52 Polonaise in F Minor, F. 12/10
6:11:31 Polonaise in G Major, F. 12/11
6:14:38 Polonaise in G Minor, F. 12/12

Harpsichord Concerto in G Major, F. 40:
6:19:58 I. Allegro non troppo
6:23:58 II. Andante
6:26:28 III. Vivace

Suite in G Minor, F. 24:
6:29:43 I. Allemande
6:33:28 II. Courante
6:37:08 III. Sarabande
6:40:27 IV. Presto
6:43:12 V. Bourreé
6:45:20 VI. Trio I – II

6:49:42 Fugue in C Major, F. 31/1
6:51:39 Fugue in C Minor, F. 31/2
6:54:26 Fugue in D Major, F. 31/3
6:55:23 Fugue in D Minor, F. 31/4
6:57:17 Fugue in E-Flat Major, F. 31/5
7:00:54 Fugue in E Minor, F. 31/6
7:04:29 Fugue in B-Flat Major, F. 31/7
7:05:40 Fugue in F Minor, F. 31/8
7:11:40 Minuet in G Minor, F. 25/1
7:14:40 Presto in D Minor, F. 25a
7:16:15 La caccia in C Major, F. 26c
7:18:36 Reveille in C Major, F. 27
7:22:10 Gigue in G Major, F. 28
7:23:34 Prelude in C Minor. F. 29
7:26:54 March in E-Flat Major, F. 30
7:30:27 Polonaise & Trio in C Major, F. 13
7:33:00 Fantasia in G major, F. 22
7:34:36 Ouverture in E-Flat Major, BR. A59
7:43:23 Minuet I – II in F Major, BR. A50a
7:46:02 Minuet I – II –3 Variations on Minuet I in F Major, BR. A50b
7:50:52 March in F Major, BR. A57
7:52:19 Poco allegro, BR. A62
7:56:29 Fantasia in D Minor, BR. A105
7:59:16 Fantasia in G Major, BR. A106
8:01:07 Allegro in D Major, BR. A107
8:02:30 Allegro in D Minor, BR. A108
8:03:53 Minuet – Trio in C Major, BR. A109

Minuet in G Major with 13 Variations, BR. A110:
8:06:55 I. Minuet
8:07:42 II. Var. 1
8:08:33 III. Var. 2
8:09:30 IV. Var. 3
8:10:40 V. Var. 4
8:12:05 VI. Var. 5
8:13:52 VII. Var. 6
8:15:09 VIII. Var. 7
8:16:13 IX. Var. 8
8:17:33 X. Var. 9
8:18:58 XI. Var. 10
8:19:51 XII. Var. 11
8:21:29 XIII. Var. 12
8:23:08 XIV. Var. 1

8:25:04 “Christus, der ist mein Leben”, BR. A10
8:25:48 “Die Seele Christi heilge mich”, BR. A10
8:26:34 “Sey Lob und Ehr”, BR. A10
8:27:42 “Nun freut euch, lieben Christen”, BR. A104

BrilliantClassics
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Thank you Claudio Astronio for hours of musical enjoyment . WFB is a friend for life.

lBJamiel
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The instrument sounds magnificent in this recording and the music voiced skillfully by the musician.

AnacreonSchoolbagsJr
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A delightful revelation on the delightful harpsichord. It is not the great JS but is original and invigorating.

lBJamiel
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Thanks for this. A JS Bach biography mentions WF and characterizes him as the dullest of the dullest composers – now I have the opportunity to find out for myself...

asafbeeri
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This music is very witty, cerebral, emotive, briliant and spiritualised.I adore W.F.Bach ❤🎉😊😅

cristinaolaru
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Beautiful! Thank you so much for this gift!
It's a shame that these "minor" composers never appear in concerts and CD... I'd like to play this music in the near future here on my channel 😎🎵🎹

jacopomattavelli
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Ah, W. F. Bach, schenkt Mut, Dankeschön 😮❤

hannawagenknecht
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A tour de force by Claudio Astrono.
Only a very competent musician could have written this down.

lBJamiel
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I love this gorgeous bright and totally brilliant music! Thanks BC

RosCharron
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I discovered the harpsichord and fell in love with it at that age of 9 in 1972, and still adore to this day. Bach still reigns supreme on my list of favorite composers.

michellejoy
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1:03:40 This Fugue is actually quite beautiful and it sounds quite like the Fugue in B minor from WTC Book 1, anyone know where I can find the score of this beautiful Fugue in F major? Tried finding it on imslp and no results by far...

liebestraum
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Suite in g-moll, F.24
I. Allamande 6:30:05
II. Courante 6:33:51
III. Sarabande 6:37:32

dahye.jeong.klavier
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Gracias por compartir es excelente la música felicidades!!! ❤❤❤

katiabarcenas
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Gracias por el servicio de música de calidad! 🎉

okwk
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PLEASE consider solo keyboard works of alessandro scarlatti. And post as soon as possible.

shrihansuchit