C. GRAUPNER – Suites for Harpsichord [CD]

Gottlieb Muffat was the youngest son of composer Georg Muffat, inheriting a prodigious talent at the keyboard. The cosmopolitan nature of his works shows the influence of French, German and Italian styles, and his music was of such quality that it was extensively ‘borrowed’ by Handel. The elegant and at times spectacularly ornamented and virtuoso Componimenti Musicali suites are amongst Muffat’s few surviving works. Naoko Akutagawa’s recording of Graupner’s Partitas (8.570459) has been described by MusicWeb International as “captivating from beginning to end”.

Tracklist:

1. Suite In D Minor, Mc B2: I. Prelude
2. Suite In D Minor, Mc B2: II. Allemande
3. Suite In D Minor, Mc B2: III. Courante
4. Suite In D Minor, Mc B2: IV. Siciliana
5. Suite In D Minor, Mc B2: V. Bourree
6. Suite In D Minor, Mc B2: VI. Menuet
7. Suite In D Minor, Mc B2: VII. Finale
8. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 7 In G Major, Mc A19
9. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: I. Prelude
10. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: II. Allemande
11. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: III. Courante
12. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: IV. Sarabande
13. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: V. Ballett
14. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: VI. Aria En Rondeau
15. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: VII. Bourree
16. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: VIII. Menuet
17. Suite In A Minor, Mc B19: IX. Finale
18. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 1 In C Major, Mc A13: I. Ouverture
19. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 1 In C Major, Mc A13: II. Allemande
20. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 1 In C Major, Mc A13: III. Courante
21. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 1 In C Major, Mc A13: IV. Air
22. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 1 In C Major, Mc A13: V. Rigaudon
23. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 1 In C Major, Mc A13: VI. Menuet Et Trio
24. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 1 In C Major, Mc A13: VII. Adagio
25. Componimenti Musicali: Suite No. 1 In C Major, Mc A13: VIII. Finale: Allegro

UPC: 747313261079
Label: NAXOS
Release Date: 3.26.13
Format: CD