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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Born 08 March 1714. Died 14 December 1788.

Biography

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788) was a German musician and composer, the second of five sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. He was a crucial composer in the transition between the Baroque and Classical periods, and one of the founders of the Classical style, composing in the Rococo and Classical periods.

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Albums releases

Release title Release date
Viola da Gamba Sonatas - Dmitry Kouzov, Peter Laul 2008
Symphonies 1 - 4 / Cello Concerto in A major (The English Concert feat. conductor: Andrew Manze) 2006
Solo a Viola di gamba col Basso (feat. viola da gamba: Friederike Heumann, cello: Gaetano Nasillo, fortepiano: Dirk Börner) 2005
The Symphonies for Strings (The English Concert feat. conductor: Trevor Pinnock) 2004
Sonatas for Keyboard & Violin (Laurence Cummings, Adrian Butterfield) 2003
 

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