Michele Benuzzi - Johann Wilhelm Hässler: Keyboard Sonatas (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1.17 Gb | Total time: 250:27 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics | 95225 | Recorded: 2015, 2016
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1.17 Gb | Total time: 250:27 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics | 95225 | Recorded: 2015, 2016
The second instalment of the complete keyboard works by Johann Wilhelm Hässler. Johann Wilhem Hässler lived from 1742 to 1822, the transition of the Baroque to the Classical era. His style embraces the Empfindsamkeit initiated by W.F. Bach and C.Ph.E. Bach and the heritage of J.S.Bach. These different idioms perfectly coexist to create his complex language, however, Hässler progressively abandoned the baroque heritage to develop a more modern style embracing a more classical aesthetic. The works on these 4 CD`s clearly mark the stylistic development of Hässler, from Baroque polyphony and counterpoint to the graceful classical language in Haydn style.