Harpsichorduo

DUX 1337
• Concerto in C major for 2 Harpsichords, BWV 1061 (1733-34) • Sonata for 2 Harpsichords in F-major, F. 10 (ok. | c. 1773) • Sonata in D major for 2 Harpsichords, KV 448/375a (1781)

CD DUX 1337Total time: [58:11]

Johann Sebastian Bach

Concerto in C major for 2 Harpsichords, BWV 1061 (1733-34)

1. I no tempo indicated

[7:09]

2. Adagio ovvero largo"

[4:04]

3. III Fuga. Vivace

[5:27]

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Sonata for 2 Harpsichords in F-major, F. 10 (ok. | c. 1773)

4. I Allegro e moderato"

[8:25]

5. II Andante"

[5:03]

6. III Presto"

[3:40]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sonata in D major for 2 Harpsichords, KV 448/375a (1781)

7. I Allegro con spirito

[8:43]

8. II Andante"

[8:29]

9. III Allegro molto"

[7:10]

Performers:
Mariko Kato /harpsichord/
Elżbieta Stefańska /harpsichord/

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The title Cembali spezzati does not, therefore, refer to a folding harpsichord (cembalo spezzato), nor to a keyboard instrument with split keys (tasti spezzati), but to the very technique of divided choirs – cori spezzati – in which each ensemble, a complete “instrument” in itself, either collaborates with, or is set in opposition to, the other. The initial plan was to focus exclusively on dialogue-style choral music composed in Gdańsk and to transfer it to the medium of two harpsichords. Andrea Gabrieli and Claudio Merulo had acted in a similar way when they performed Italian cori spezzati on the organ. Their legendary performances in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice inspired others to use the available repertoire or improvise upon it, and, in time, to write their own music for two keyboard instruments. One such composer was Aurelio Bonelli, who wrote toccate and dialoghi for two organs or two harpsichords.

composers	Bach, Johann Sebastian ∎ , Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann ∎ , Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus ∎
performers	Kato, Mariko ∎ , Stefańska, Elżbieta ∎