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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach is the most famous of the sons of J.S. Bach. His magisterial oeuvre contains, notably, a large number of concertos for various instruments and keyboard pieces. But the composer also excelled at vocal music, thus continuing in the family tradition by composing, among other genres, sacred and secular cantatas and songs. His works respect the rules of Baroque style while also hinting at the dawn of the Classical style subsequently represented by Haydn and Mozart. Café Zimmermann has been including the music of C. P. E. Bach in its programmes for years, notably in a recording (AJ 0107) that marked a turning point in the discography. A Leipzig newspaper wrote of the ensemble’s interpretation of works by Emanuel Bach: ‘Anyone who has heard the sensational Café Zimmermann in this music, the brilliant, ardent spirit of their playing, their profusion of colours . . . will want to hear more of this composer.’ Here is a further opportunity to do so, in partnership with the English tenor Rupert Charlesworth, who recorded his first album in 2015.
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Reviews
"...This is an opportunity to hear works that look back to the Baroque and forward to the classical style of Haydn. Their playing makes about as good a case for this music as imaginable. If music of this transitional period appeals to you, you can't go wrong with these warm and glowing performances."
Robert Moore - American Record Guide - March/April 2017
**** (Excellent Album) *** (Good Sound)
Marc Vignal - Classica magazine (France) - February 2017
"The ever-inquisitive Café Zimmermann present a cross-section of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's least-known vocal and instrumental chamber music... Although Alpha's recording is closely miked, Charlesworth's vocal sureness, stylistic finesse and smooth navigation between registers remind me of the youthful Christoph Prégardien - and there's no higher praise in this repertory."
David Vickers - Gramophone magazine - February 2017
**** (Superb Album) 4/5 (Technique)
Jean-Luc Macia - Diapason magazine (France) - December 2016
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