Dynastie - Bach Family Concertos Jean Rondeau

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052:
• 1 Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro 07:09
• 2 Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio 07:01
• 3 Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: III. Allegro 07:24
• Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782): Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F Minor, W. C73 (formerly attrib. W. F. Bach):
• 4 Bach, WF: Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F Minor, W. C73 (formerly attrib. W. F. Bach): I. Allegro di molto 06:18
• 5 Bach, WF: Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F Minor, W. C73 (formerly attrib. W. F. Bach): II. Andante 08:05
• 6 Bach, WF: Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F Minor, W. C73 (formerly attrib. W. F. Bach): III. Prestissimo 04:00
• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784): Orch Rondeau: Keyboard Sonata in G Major, F. 7:
• 7 Bach, WF / Orch Rondeau: Keyboard Sonata in G Major, F. 7: II. Lamento 02:58
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056:
• 8 Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: I. Allegro 03:20
• 9 Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo 02:48
• 10 Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto 03:43
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, H. 427:
• 11 Bach, CPE: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, H. 427: I. Allegro 08:12
• 12 Bach, CPE: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, H. 427: II. Poco andante 08:01
• 13 Bach, CPE: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, H. 427: III. Allegro assai 07:16
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055:
• 14 Bach, JS: Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto 05:36
• Total Runtime 01:21:51

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“…Rondeau is one of the most natural performers one is likely to hear on a classical music stage these days. Affectation and ostentation are not part of his makeup and, once seated at the instrument, he and the harpsichord become one.” – The Washington Post

Jean Rondeau, the imaginative young French harpsichordist, describes the Bach family as “one of the great dynasties of western music”. Having devoted his first Erato disc, Imagine, to works by the towering Johann Sebastian, he now returns to Bach’s world for his third release, Dynastie, which complements concertos by Johann Sebastian with concertos by his three most famous sons, Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emmanuel and Johann Christian.

Rondeau has described JS Bach, who has been part of his life since his childhood, as “daunting like a mighty mountain”, but at the same time feels that “his music is so full of humility, so generous, that we have the right and the duty to play it, to share it, and to take the hand that he extends to us.”

Jean Rondeau, harpsichord
Sophie Gent, violin
Fanny Paccoud, viola
Antoine Touche, cello
Thomas de Pierrefeu, double bass
Evolene Kiener, bassoon

Jean Rondeau
studied harpsichord with Blandine Verlet for over ten years, followed by training in basso continuo, organ, piano, jazz and improvisation, and conducting. He pursued further studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, graduating with honours, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

In 2012, at just 21 years old, he became one of the youngest performers ever to take First Prize at the International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges (MAfestival 2012), also winning the EUBO Development Trust prize; an accolade bestowed on the most promising young musician of the European Union. The same year, he claimed second place in the Prague Spring International Harpsichord Competition (64th edition of the Festival, 2012), along with a nod for the best interpretation of the contemporary piece composed specially for that contest. In 2013, he also won the Prix des Radios Francophones Publiques.

Rondeau is in demand for solo, chamber music and orchestral appearances throughout Europe and in the United States. He frequently performs with the Baroque quartet Nevermind. Quite apart from his activities as harpsichordist, he founded the ensemble Note Forget, presenting his own jazz-oriented compositions and improvisations on piano.

Rondeau is signed to Erato as an exclusive recording artist. January 2015 sees the release of his debut solo album, Imagine, dedicated to the music of J.S. Bach on harpsichord.

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