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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasant, October 17, 2008
This review is from: Sonate Facile (Audio CD)
Jorg Becker is a fluent, if not especially distinctive, fortepianist. On this recording he plays an 1815 fortepiano that is really the star of the show. It is a beautiful instrument, with a resonant tone and none of the clanginess or wiriness one associates with fortepianos. It is recorded in a resonant acoustic and is really pleasant to listen to. There are three sonatas here by different sons of J.S. Bach. The sonata by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach has some awkward moments interpretatively which I don't know whether to ascribe to the soloist or the instrument. The other two Bach fils sonatas go very well, especially the nifty sonata by J.C. Bach. Mozart's famous K.545 sonata gets a worthy run through, while the sonatas by Benda and Dussek are less appealing. This CD is mostly worth acquiring to hear a fine original instrument in this repertoire.
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