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| Composer | Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) |
| Period | Classical |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Perth WABach to Bach
Bach, Bach C.P.E., Bach J.L.
West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Shaun Lee-Chen; Liz Chee
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Jane Glover and Imogen Cooper debut with The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra celebrates CPE Bach's 300th birthday, along with works by Vaňhal, Beethoven and Haydn in performances of utmost clarity.
Will the real CPE Bach please stand up? A newly revealed St John Passion at Cadogan Hall
Kirill Karabits’ imaginative programme revealed CPE Bach as a difficult composer to place, with a symphony bearing all the hallmarks of a young Mozart and an ode with pre-echoes of Haydn’s The Creation, counterbalanced by the UK première of his 1784 St John Passion where, in the chorales at least, CPE demonstrated that he was a chip off the old block.