Carl-Philipp-Emanuel Bach, would have a profound effect on J. Haydn. His music, full of chiaroscuro and the unexpected, expresses the fluctuations of the soul as it is shaken by the ebb and flow of passions.
Both he and Haydn were pioneers of instrumental music, the former with his keyboard works, the latter, a generation later, with his string quartets.
Although their works mark the end of the Baroque aesthetic, Beethoven still claimed to be influenced by Bach, whose scores he appreciated.
Ensemble "Il Convito": string quartet and pianoforte.
Maude Gratton , Pianoforte and Conductor.
Both he and Haydn were pioneers of instrumental music, the former with his keyboard works, the latter, a generation later, with his string quartets.
Although their works mark the end of the Baroque aesthetic, Beethoven still claimed to be influenced by Bach, whose scores he appreciated.
Ensemble "Il Convito": string quartet and pianoforte.
Maude Gratton , Pianoforte and Conductor.
