CDD22077 - Disc 2 Track 16 - Sonata in E flat major, BWV1031

Sonata in E flat major, BWV1031

composer

early to mid-1730s; doubtful attribution

Recordings

Bach: Flute Sonatas
Andrea Oliva (flute), Angela Hewitt (piano)

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Bach: The Complete Flute Sonatas & the attributions
Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord/virginals), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello)

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Bach Arrangements
Angela Hewitt (piano)

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CDA67309

Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 3 – Friedman, Grainger & Murdoch
Piers Lane (piano)

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CDA67344

Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 5 – Goedicke, Kabalevsky, Catoire & Siloti
Hamish Milne (piano)

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CDA67506

Details

Movement 1: Allegro moderato

Andrea Oliva (flute), Angela Hewitt (piano)

Track 1 on CDA67897 [4'03]

Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord/virginals)

Track 15 on CDD22077 CD2 [3'41] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1)

Movement 2: Siciliano

arranger
Wilhelm Kempff (1895-1991)

Angela Hewitt (piano)

Track 2 on CDA67309 [3'54] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Boosey & Hawkes)
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arranger
Ignacy Friedman (1882-1948)

Piers Lane (piano)

Track 15 on CDA67344 [2'38] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)

arranger
Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)

Hamish Milne (piano)

Track 12 on CDA67506 [2'11] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)

Andrea Oliva (flute), Angela Hewitt (piano)

Track 2 on CDA67897 [2'09]

Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord/virginals)

Track 16 on CDD22077 CD2 [2'21] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1)

Movement 3: Allegro

Andrea Oliva (flute), Angela Hewitt (piano)

Track 3 on CDA67897 [5'01]

Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord/virginals)

Track 17 on CDD22077 CD2 [4'25] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1)

Sonata in E flat major, BWV1031

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The extent, if any, to which the Sonata in E flat major for flute and obbligato harpsichord, BWV1031, can be attributed to Bach remains in dispute. Probably dating from the early to mid-1730s this immediately appealing music may well be a joint venture of Bach himself and one or other of his two elder sons, perhaps Carl Philipp Emanuel. What is indisputable, however, is the high quality of its craftsmanship and its expressive charm. The opening ‘Allegro moderato’ is introduced by a delightful eight-bar melody played by the harpsichord, after which the flute enters with the main theme. The ‘Siciliano’ is rewardingly written for the flute, its musical substance recalling the first movement of Bach’s C minor violin sonata (BWV1017). In the spirited binary ‘Allegro’, with its repeated sections, there is effective interplay between the two upper parts, bringing this pleasing sonata to a lively conclusion.

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Details for CDD22077 disc 2 track 16

Siciliano

Artists

Lisa Beznosiuk (flute)

Paul Nicholson (harpsichord/virginals)

ISRC

GB-AJY-02-26516

Duration

2'21

Recording date

13 January 2001

Recording venue

Walcot Hall, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Recording producer

Annette Isserlis

Recording engineer

Ben Connellan

Hyperion usage

Bach: The Complete Flute Sonatas (CDA67264/5)
Disc 2 Track 16
Release date: April 2002
Deletion date: January 2010
2CDs Superseded by CDD22077
Bach: The Complete Flute Sonatas & the attributions (CDD22077)
Disc 2 Track 16
Release date: June 2011
2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1)

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