J. S. Bach: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord (complete)

A landmark recording by Barthold Kuijken and Yoshio Watanabe —
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Digital edition of the CD released by King International in 2023.
This complete recording of J.S. Bach’s works for flute brings together the world-renowned flute virtuoso and early-music legend Barthold Kuijken with Yoshio Watanabe, one of Japan’s foremost harpsichordists.
Though they have known each other for more than forty years, this album marks the first collaboration between these two distinguished masters.

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)：

• Sonata in B-minor for Flauto traverso and Harpsichord, BWV1030
  
  • [1]　Andante
  • [2]　Largo e dolce
  • [3]　Presto
  • [4]　(Allegro)
• Sonata in E-major for Flauto traverso and Basso continuo, BWV1035
  
  • [5]　Allegro ma non tanto
  • [6]　Allegro
  • [7]　Siciliana
  • [8]　Allegro assai
• Solo (Partita) in A-minor for Flauto traverso solo, BWV1013
  
  • [9]　Allemande
  • [10]　Corrente
  • [11]　Sarabande
  • [12]　Bourée angloise
• Sonata in A-major for Flauto traverso and Harpsichord, BWV1032
  
  • [13]　Vivace (Reconstructed by Barthold Kuijken, 2022)*
  • [14]　Largo e dolce
  • [15]　Allegro
    
• Sonata in E-minor for Flauto traverso and Basso continuo, BWV1034
  
  • [16]　Adagio ma non tanto
  • [17]　Allegro
  • [18]　Andante
  • [19]　Allegro

Barthold Kuijken, Flauto traverso
Yoshio Watanabe, Harpsichord

Instruments:
Flute = Alain Weemaels, Brussels 2020 (after J. H. Rottenburgh, Brussels c1725)
Harpsichord = Martin Skowroneck, Bremen 1999 (German Model)

Recorded: Wakita Cordia Hall, Osaka / 5-8 December 2022

Recording Engineer: Yukio Kojima
Assistant Engineer: Jun Kawanami
Harpsichord Technician: Takahito Shimaguchi
Music Editing: Takako Yanagisawa
Assistant: Tomoko Yamana, Izumi Sato
Design: Hiromi Sakai (approach co. ltd.)