Trying Wilhelm Friedemann Bach to join his father's polyphonic art with the gallant, sensitive musical language of his time, eventually led to a "failure" at the highest level. Be as personal as idiosyncratic style was taken up by his contemporaries with incomprehension. To mature late works full set of technical sovereignty, formal audacity and depth of expression hide behind playfully easy elegance and musical discipline. The study of the oldest Bach son was definitely worth it!
1 Keyboard Sonata in a Major, F. 8 (BR A15): Allegro
2 Keyboard Sonata in a Major, F. 8 (BR A15): Largo Contenerezza
3 Keyboard Sonata in a Major, F. 8 (BR A15): Allegro Assai
4 Keyboard Sonata in D Major, F. 4 (BR A5): Allegretto
5 Keyboard Sonata in D Major, F. 4 (BR A5): Suave
6 Keyboard Sonata in D Major, F. 4 (BR A5): Vivace
7 Keyboard Sonata in B Flat Major, F. 9 (BR A16): Un Poco Allegro
8 Keyboard Sonata in B Flat Major, F. 9 (BR A16): Grazioso
9 Keyboard Sonata in B Flat Major, F. 9 (BR A16): Allegro Di Molto
10 Fugues (8) for Keyboard, F. 31 (BR A81-88): Fuga 1
11 Fugues (8) for Keyboard, F. 31 (BR A81-88): Fuga 2
12 Fugues (8) for Keyboard, F. 31 (BR A81-88): Fuga 3
13 Fugues (8) for Keyboard, F. 31 (BR A81-88): Fuga 4
14 Fugues (8) for Keyboard, F. 31 (BR A81-88): Fuga 5
15 Fugues (8) for Keyboard, F. 31 (BR A81-88): Fuga 6
16 Fugues (8) for Keyboard, F. 31 (BR A81-88): Fuga 7
17 Fugues (8) for Keyboard, F. 31 (BR A81-88): Fuga 8
Trying Wilhelm Friedemann Bach to join his father's polyphonic art with the gallant, sensitive musical language of his time, eventually led to a "failure" at the highest level. Be as personal as idiosyncratic style was taken up by his contemporaries with incomprehension. To mature late works full set of technical sovereignty, formal audacity and depth of expression hide behind playfully easy elegance and musical discipline. The study of the oldest Bach son was definitely worth it!