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Classical, Instrumental
There are plenty of legends about great composers and famous musicians, including examples of musical duels such as the one between the young George Frideric Handel and Domenico Scarlatti in Rome in 1709 or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Muzio Clementi in Vienna in 1781. The participants were to compete in the art of improvisation or to demonstrate their musical skills in an appropriate way.The present programme refers to a competition between the two keyboard virtuosos and composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Louis Marchand, which is said to have taken place in Dresden in 1717. Several sources mention this planned competition, although they all come from the German-speaking world. A total of 21 texts, dated between 1739 and 1802, mention the planned encounter between Bach and Marchand, but all of these surviving sources should be treated with caution, and many of them undoubtedly serve to glorify Bach and assert his superiority over his French challenger, who recognised this and which is why the contest is said never to have taken place. The starting point and main source for this story is Johann Sebastian Bach personally.
Tracklist
01. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: I. Ouverture
02. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: II. Allemande
03. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: III. Courante
04. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: IV. Aria
05. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: V. Sarabande
06. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: VI. Menuett
07. Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: VII. Gigue
08. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: I. Prélude
09. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: II. Allemande
10. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: III. Courante I
11. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: IV. Courante II
12. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: V. Sarabande
13. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: VI. Gigue
14. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: VII. Chaconne
15. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: VIII. Gavotte
16. Pièces de clavecin in D Minor, Book 1: IX. Menuet
17. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Transcr. A.V. Heißen for Harpsichord)
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