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A Musical Offering

Le Caravanserail

Label
Classic CD
Catalogue number
RCA CD 71
Release date
30 July 1996
Format
Digital

In 1747 Johann Sebastian Bach received an invitation from King Frederick II of Prussia. Bach travelled with Wilhelm Friedemann, his eldest son, to Potsdam, where Carl Philipp Emanuel, his second eldest son, worked as a harpsichordist at the royal court. This was the famous visit during which Johann Sebastian improvised a ricercar or fugue for three voices on a theme by the king, which later inspired him to compose the Musical Offering. This recording presents fragments from Bach's Musical Offering, including the Trio Sonata, alongside trios by Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philip Emanuel. The aim is to shed light on the familial character of Bach's visit to Potsdam and Berlin in 1747 and the musical consequences thereof. The importance of this encounter between the three most famous members of the Bach family and its influence on their respective lives and careers cannot be overstated.

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Tracklist

  1. 01 Thema Regium (From Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079) 00:23
  2. 02 Sonata a Flauto Traverso, Violino e Basso, Wq. 143: I. Allegro 04:11
  3. 03 Sonata a Flauto Traverso, Violino e Basso, Wq. 143: II. Adagio 03:17
  4. 04 Sonata a Flauto Traverso, Violino e Basso, Wq. 143: III. Presto 02:29
  5. 05 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 3 06:34
  6. 06 Sonata a Flauto Traverso e Cembalo obligato, BWV 1032: I. Vivace 06:26
  7. 07 Sonata a Flauto Traverso e Cembalo obligato, BWV 1032: II. Largo e dolce 03:12
  8. 08 Sonata a Flauto Traverso e Cembalo obligato, BWV 1032: III. Allegro 04:50
  9. 09 Trio a 2 Flauti e Cembalo, Fk 49: I. Allegro 04:28
  10. 10 Trio a Cembalo Obligato e Violino, Wq. 72: I. Adagio ma non tanto 04:13
  11. 11 Trio a Cembalo Obligato e Violino, Wq. 72: II. Allegro 02:25
  12. 12 Trio a Cembalo Obligato e Violino, Wq. 72: III. Allegro 03:38
  13. 13 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Sonata sopr' il soggetto Reale a traversa, violino e continuo: I. Largo 06:43
  14. 14 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Sonata sopr' il soggetto Reale a traversa, violino e continuo: II. Allegro 06:20
  15. 15 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Sonata sopr' il soggetto Reale a traversa, violino e continuo: III. Andante 03:30
  16. 16 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Sonata sopr'il Soggetto Reale a Traversa, Violino e Continu: IV. Allegro 03:19
  17. 17 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus super thema Regium 01:23

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