Michael Form - Recorder / Flûte à bec
Fabio Bonizzoni - Harpsichord / Clavecin
Sonate E-Dur BWV 1035 für Flöte und Basso continuo
Sonate A-Dur BWV 1032 für Flöte und Cembalo obligato
Partita c-moll (a-moll) BWV 1013 für Flöte solo
Sonate e-moll BWV 1034 für Flöte und Basso continuo
Sonate h-moll BWV 1030 für Flöte und Cembalo obligato
The present recording of the flute sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach is not only special with regard to the instrumentation with recorder. The recorder player Michael Form and the Italian harpsichordist Fabio Bonizzoni also break new ground in interpretation. First and foremost, the recorder's broad, warm, versatile tone fascinates, which soars to brilliant dynamic heights. The sensuality of sound that Michael Form elicits from his instrument is breathtaking, and the spirited way in which the flute and harpsichord perform together and around each other in the fast movements - a firework of sound splendour and musicality.