Salzburger Hofmusik is a period performance group that specializes in music of the late eighteenth century. It is led by Wolfgang Brünner, who performs on a copy of a 1790 Anton Walter fortepiano in this recording of Johann Christian Bach's Six Sonatas, Op. 16. Published in 1779, this was a popular set of two-movement piano sonatas designed for amateurs in that an optional line of accompaniment is supplied for either flute or violin. The style of the music is lightweight, casual and melodically centered, but not ...
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Salzburger Hofmusik is a period performance group that specializes in music of the late eighteenth century. It is led by Wolfgang Brünner, who performs on a copy of a 1790 Anton Walter fortepiano in this recording of Johann Christian Bach's Six Sonatas, Op. 16. Published in 1779, this was a popular set of two-movement piano sonatas designed for amateurs in that an optional line of accompaniment is supplied for either flute or violin. The style of the music is lightweight, casual and melodically centered, but not insubstantial -- in certain transitional passages some of the harmonic ideas of Bach's famous father are alluded to, and as a whole the set will not sound alien to those listeners who are well acquainted with the work of Mozart. This music may strike some listeners as being rather superficial, but for those familiar with the conventions of classical period style it will come as no surprise and it is really quite pleasurable. Certain individual movements are especially beauteous in themselves,...
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