Steven Devine - Das Wohltemperierte Klavie 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Emerging from the pandemic like a bubble of oxygen from the ocean depths, this recording project is built around two ideas that lie at the heart of the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth. On one hand it perfectly embodies the ideal of a continuing relationship between masters and artists in residence by bringing together three generations of musicians with Miguel Da Silva, Lorenzo Gatto and the young artists currently in residence at the Chapel, providing an opportunity for the former to pass on their mastery and knowledge to the latter. On the other, it also fulfils a desire to bring together a number of artists in an ensemble that unites chamber music with a string orchestra for major works. The string octet, a form made even more attractive by it's rarity, was adopted by two composers of genius Mendelssohn and Enescu. These youthful works, nonetheless mature and filled with musical riches, echo each other here by highlighting their contrasts. Album Tracks 1. String Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 20 2. Octet in C Major, Op. 7 3. Mouvement de Valse Bien Rythmée

Described by his teacher, J.S. Bach, as 'a musician of distinction, a player of the keyboard, violin and lute and a proficient composer', this second volume of Keyboard Works by Johann Ludwig Krebs demonstrates his diverse compositional style that represent a significant sea-change in musical taste of the time. Despite Krebs not seeing any substantial success in his own lifetime, recent assessments have shown the composer in a new light with a fascinating synthesis of Baroque, Galant and Classical forms. Keyboardist Steven Devine continues this complete survey of Krebs' significant contribution to the keyboard genre. Album Tracks 1. Overture 'Nach Dem Franzoischen [Sic] Gout', Krebs-Wv 820 2. Partita in B-Flat Major, Krebs-Wv 823 3. Sonata in a Minor, Krebs-Wv 838

Album Tracks 1. Aria 2. Variatio 1. a 1 Clav 3. Variatio 2. a 1 Clav 4. Variatio 3. Canone All'unisuono a 1 Clav 5. Variatio 4. a 1 Clav 6. Variatio 5. a 1 O Vero 2 Clav 7. Variatio 6. Canone Alla Seconda. a 1 Clav 8. Variatio 7. a 1 O Vero 2 Clav 9. Variatio 8. a 2 Clav 10. Variatio 9. Canzone Alla Terza. a 1 Clav 11. Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav 12. Variatio 11. a Clav 13. Variatio 12. Canone Alla Quarta. a 1 Clav 14. Variatio 13. a 2 Clav 15. Variatio 14. a 2 Clav 16. Variatio 15. Canone Alla Quinta. a 1 Clav 17. Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav 18. Variatio 17. a 2 Clav 19. Variatio 18. Canone Alla Sexta. a 1 Clav 20. Variatio 19. a 1 Clav 21. Variatio 20. a 2 Clav 22. Variatio 21. Canone Alla Settima. a 1 Clav 23. Variatio 22. a 1 Clav 24. Variatio 23. a 2 Clav 25. Variatio 24. Canone All? Ottava. a 1 Clav 26. Variatio 25. a 2 Clav 27. Variatio 26. a 2 Clav 28. Variatio 27. Canone Alla Nona. a 2 Clav 29. Variatio 28. a 2 Clav 30. Variatio 29. a 1 O Vero 2 Clav 31. Variatio 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav 32. Aria Da Capo