BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
(...) excerpt: works on modern piano
15 2-Part Inventions, BWV 772-86; 15 3-Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801; 6 Little Preludes, BWV 933-8; 6 Little Preludes, BWV 939-43 & 999; 6 Little Preludes from the Clavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, BWV 924-31; 3 Fughettas, BWV 952, 953 & 961; Prelude and Fugue, BWV 895; Preludes and Fughettas, BWV 899, 900, & 902a; French Suite 6, BWV 817; Partita 2, BWV 826
Dynamic CDS 629/1-2 (2). Andrea Bacchetti (piano)
Bach's Klaviermusic (including the 2-Part Inventions and the rather more complex 3-Part Sinfonias) was mainly written in Köthen from 1717 to 1723 for Bach's eldest son, Wilhelm Friedmann, and the Sixth French Suite and Second Partita also seem to come from the end of this period. So for Andrea Bacchetti to include them in his survey seems very appropriate, and they are wholly welcome musically. The monothematic Inventions are simply structured and usually brief, but their very simplicity adds to their immediacy of appeal, with changes of style from dance to fugue, from expressive writing to canon. Bacchetti, who has already given us a first-rate DVD of the Goldberg Variations (Arthaus 101447), plays them with spontaneous freshness and plenty of expressive life, and these two discs make very appealing listening.
(...) excerpt: works on modern piano
15 2-Part Inventions, BWV 772-86; 15 3-Part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801; 6 Little Preludes, BWV 933-8; 6 Little Preludes, BWV 939-43 & 999; 6 Little Preludes from the Clavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, BWV 924-31; 3 Fughettas, BWV 952, 953 & 961; Prelude and Fugue, BWV 895; Preludes and Fughettas, BWV 899, 900, & 902a; French Suite 6, BWV 817; Partita 2, BWV 826
Dynamic CDS 629/1-2 (2). Andrea Bacchetti (piano)
Bach's Klaviermusic (including the 2-Part Inventions and the rather more complex 3-Part Sinfonias) was mainly written in Köthen from 1717 to 1723 for Bach's eldest son, Wilhelm Friedmann, and the Sixth French Suite and Second Partita also seem to come from the end of this period. So for Andrea Bacchetti to include them in his survey seems very appropriate, and they are wholly welcome musically. The monothematic Inventions are simply structured and usually brief, but their very simplicity adds to their immediacy of appeal, with changes of style from dance to fugue, from expressive writing to canon. Bacchetti, who has already given us a first-rate DVD of the Goldberg Variations (Arthaus 101447), plays them with spontaneous freshness and plenty of expressive life, and these two discs make very appealing listening.
(pagg. 19-20)
CHERUBINI, Luigi (1760-1842)
6 Keyboard Sonatas (1783)
RCA 88697057742. Andrea Bacchetti (piano)
This set of six Cherubini Sonatas was published in 1783 but was probably written earlier (perhaps 1780). They are most engaging two-movement works with a strong flavour of Mozart, but with galant touches to add charm. Their invention is appealingly diverse, and in these captivating performances one is drawn to return to them often. They are beautifully recorded. The Italian pianist, Andrea Bacchetti, is a relatively new name to us. He is an enterprising artist, willing to explore the keyboard repertoire, and his playing is always distinctive, cultivated and full of life.
6 Keyboard Sonatas (1783)
RCA 88697057742. Andrea Bacchetti (piano)
This set of six Cherubini Sonatas was published in 1783 but was probably written earlier (perhaps 1780). They are most engaging two-movement works with a strong flavour of Mozart, but with galant touches to add charm. Their invention is appealingly diverse, and in these captivating performances one is drawn to return to them often. They are beautifully recorded. The Italian pianist, Andrea Bacchetti, is a relatively new name to us. He is an enterprising artist, willing to explore the keyboard repertoire, and his playing is always distinctive, cultivated and full of life.
(pag. 106)
MARCELLO, Benedetto (1686-1739)
Piano Sonatas 3 in G; 5 in D min.; 7 in A min.; 9 in A; 10 in C min.; 2 Minuets in C
RCA 88697814662. Bacchetti (Fazioli piano)
Benedetto Marcello spent his whole life in Venice serving as a nobleman within the Venetian government. His music had been all but forgotten until two manuscripts of his keyboard music were discovered recently in Venice's Marciana Library. It is of the highest quality, as these splendid performances by the Genoese pianist Andrea Bacchetti demonstrate. Bacchetti has already made a number of fine recordings, including two of the Bach Goldberg Variations, and his understanding of baroque repertoire is outstanding making this superb set of performances, using a highly suitable Fazioli piano, very rewarding indeed, especially as he is beautifully recorded. He articulates the opening Allegro of the Third Sonata, with its repeated notes, most winningly, and follows with a simply played Andante. The Largo slow movements of the Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Sonatas, and the Cantabile and Largo of No.7, are all gently expressive in Bacchetti's hands, yet of considerable depth. Allegros are always crisply articulated and bounce along infectiously, and the interplay of the Presto movements of the A minor and C minor works is particularly engaging. The two separat Minuets make further attractive contrasts. Altogether a most rewarding collection. Yet Bacchetti tells us that it is difficult for Italian keyboard players to obtain engagements outside Italy, as concert promoters tend to identify Italians with opera only!
Piano Sonatas 3 in G; 5 in D min.; 7 in A min.; 9 in A; 10 in C min.; 2 Minuets in C
RCA 88697814662. Bacchetti (Fazioli piano)
Benedetto Marcello spent his whole life in Venice serving as a nobleman within the Venetian government. His music had been all but forgotten until two manuscripts of his keyboard music were discovered recently in Venice's Marciana Library. It is of the highest quality, as these splendid performances by the Genoese pianist Andrea Bacchetti demonstrate. Bacchetti has already made a number of fine recordings, including two of the Bach Goldberg Variations, and his understanding of baroque repertoire is outstanding making this superb set of performances, using a highly suitable Fazioli piano, very rewarding indeed, especially as he is beautifully recorded. He articulates the opening Allegro of the Third Sonata, with its repeated notes, most winningly, and follows with a simply played Andante. The Largo slow movements of the Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Sonatas, and the Cantabile and Largo of No.7, are all gently expressive in Bacchetti's hands, yet of considerable depth. Allegros are always crisply articulated and bounce along infectiously, and the interplay of the Presto movements of the A minor and C minor works is particularly engaging. The two separat Minuets make further attractive contrasts. Altogether a most rewarding collection. Yet Bacchetti tells us that it is difficult for Italian keyboard players to obtain engagements outside Italy, as concert promoters tend to identify Italians with opera only!
(pag. 278)