„After dinner, which was elegantly served, and cheerfully eaten, I prevailed upon him to sit down again to a clavichord, and he played, with little intermission, till near eleven o’clock at night. During this time, he grew so animated and possessed, that he not only played, but looked like one inspired. His eyes were fixed, his under lip fell, and drops of effervescence distilled from his countenance. He said, if he were to be set to work frequently, in this manner, he should grow young again.”
So beschreibt Charles Burney eine abendliche Improvisation des Hamburger Bach (The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Provinces, 1773).
Anhand von Kompositionen, Variationen, Veränderungen und ausgeschriebenen Kadenzen werden wir in diesem Workshop die stilistischen Elemente und Merkmale der Komposition und Improvisation bei CPE Bach betrachten und vor allem: am Friederici-Clavichord von Martin Kather selbst ausprobieren und damit fantasieren. Gäste sind herzlich willkommen!
