Samtliche Orgel- und Clavierwerke - Vol.1

Description

The first volume of this new edition contains the compositions from the published collections of Johann, the "Sechs musicalische Partien" of 1697 and the "Anmuthige Clavier-Ubung" of 1699. The first collection opens with an extended Fantasia which includes a tuneful aria-like section that returns frequently, a highly chromatic section, and two-part writing including written-out demisemiquaver tirades. This piece is followed by six partitas that all contain the basic Allemande, Corrente, Sarabande and Gigue, with an extra Menuet being included in nos. 3 and 4. No.6 in Bb is the most extended set, the second Double of the Sarabande having three aria-like variations, with flowing semiquavers; the set concludes with a short Rondeau. There is also a Menuet, Bourée and Gavotte in G, and a Menuet and Bourée in A minor. Several of the Allemandes have an insistent anapaest rhythm (those with repeated notes sound like trumpet calls), and the doubles of the Sarabandes are rich in style brisée. The Giques in D minor and A are in Common Time and markedly fugal, as is the 6/8 example in Bb; the latter requires a fluent technique to play cleanly.