Nichelmann: Harpsichord Sonatas

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Nic... More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.com/art... Brilliant Classics Facebook:   / brilliantclassics   Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spo... The best of Liszt: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Pla... The best of Bach: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bes... Most popular piano music: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Mos... Beautiful classical Music: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bea... Classical music for dinnertime: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Cla... Composer & Artist: Composer: Christoph Nichelmann Artist: Michele Benuzzi About this Album: When calling to mind harpsichord music of the Baroque period, the 24 Preludes and Fugues of J.S. Bach or the Pièces de clavecin by Couperin are perhaps the most immediately obvious choices. However, the music of Christoph Nichelmann (who is said to have studied with Bach) is equally inspired, and this release is the first step towards a more substantial recording of his oeuvre – indeed, it is the first recording solely dedicated to his output. One of a large number of composers whose music faded into obscurity after their death, Nichelmann is at last attracting the scholarly attention he deserves, largely thanks to today's vogue for discovering and promoting lesser-known repertoire. This recording brings together the two sets of six sonatas from the middle of Nichelmann’s life, printed in 1745, and which represent the only two surviving collections of his music. The style of his compositions is intriguing and eclectic: on the one hand we can still hear the heritage of Baroque music, and on the other the development of a more sensitive and expressive language – although not quite the bridge to the Classicism which we hear in the music of Bach’s son, Carl Philipp Emanuel. Tracklist: 00:00:00 Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Moderato 00:04:31 Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Largo 00:08:12 Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Allegro 00:11:22 Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Allegretto 00:15:33 Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Mesto 00:17:45 Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Allegro 00:22:39 Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Un poco allegro 00:28:28 Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Andantino 00:30:40 Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Presto 00:33:54 Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 4: I. Allegretto 00:38:24 Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 4: II. Largo 00:40:29 Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 4: III. Vivace 00:45:58 Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 5: I. Un poco allegro 00:53:01 Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 5: II. Andante 00:55:42 Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 5: III. Presto 00:59:17 Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Allegro 01:05:11 Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 6: II. Adagio 01:08:22 Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 6: III. Presto 01:12:39 Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Allegretto 01:16:23 Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Largo 01:19:09 Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Presto 01:22:10 Sonata in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Un poco allegro 01:26:08 Sonata in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Andante 01:27:56 Sonata in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Vivace 01:30:57 Sonata in A Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro 01:35:05 Sonata in A Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Largo 01:37:49 Sonata in A Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Allegretto 01:41:57 Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 4: I. Allegro 01:45:06 Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 4: II. Adagio 01:48:02 Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 4: III. Allegro 01:51:21 Sonata in E-Flat Major. Op. 2 No. 5: I. Allegro 01:54:33 Sonata in E-Flat Major. Op. 2 No. 5: II. Andante 01:56:06 Sonata in E-Flat Major. Op. 2 No. 5: III. Allegro 02:00:02 Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Allegro 02:06:27 Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: II. Andante 02:08:10 Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: III. Presto #Classical #BrilliantClassics #Music #Composer #ClassicalMusic #Nichelmann #Harpsichord