Bach / Esfahani Wurttemberg Sonatas CD

Hyperion is delighted to present the d?but recording by harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. Esfahani was the first harpsichordist to be named a BBC New Generation Artist as well as the first to be awarded a fellowship prize by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust. On this disc, Esfahani performs CPE Bach's six Wu?rttemberg Sonatas. His thrilling performances make the best possible case for this dramatic and endlessly imaginative music. The sonatas range stylistically from Sturm und Drang to High Baroque to the idiom of CPE Bach's famous father. Mahan writes in his booklet notes that CPE Bach, "makes the most combative statement possible to assert his new musical language."

1. Sonata in a Minor H30 Moderato [4'40] 2. Sonata in a Minor H30 Andante [3'13] 3. Sonata in a Minor H30 Allegro Assai [3'35] 4. Sonata in a Flat Major H31 Un Poco Allegro [5'10] 5. Sonata in a Flat Major H31 Adagio [3'27] 6. Sonata in a Flat Major H31 Allegro [4'30] 7. Sonata in E minor H33 Allegro [6'03] 8. Sonata in E minor H33 Adagio [4'12] 9. Sonata in E minor H33 Vivace [3'39] 10. Sonata in B Flat Major H32 Un Poco Allegro [4'19] 11. Sonata in B Flat Major H32 Andante [3'42] 12. Sonata in B Flat Major H32 Allegro [4'29] 13. Sonata in E Flat Major H34 Allegro [5'22] 14. Sonata in E Flat Major H34 Adagio [3'23] 15. Sonata in E Flat Major H34 Allegro Assai [3'27] 16. Sonata in B minor H36 Moderato [5'00] 17. Sonata in B minor H36 Adagio Non Molto [4'22] 18. Sonata in B minor H36 Allegro [3'32]