К.Ф.Э. Бах. 12 вариаций на тему испанской фолии

К.-Ф.-Э. Бах. 12 вариаций на тему испанской фолии Rafael Puyana (harpsichord) Released without indication of year by Philips vinyl MONO 838 420AY. Recording date probably April 1964 (as the later cd version Baroque masterpieces for the harpsichord) Rafael Puyana’s view about this piece: The remarkable Variations on Les Folies d’Espagne by . Bach though transitional in style, are included here as they extend the influence of the French School, and other charasteristics of the Baroque style through the ’classical’ period into Romaticism. Les Folies d’Espagne is equally suited to the harpsichord, clavichord and fortepiano. Its composer was a master performer on all three instruments although his approach to each is known to have been distinctly different. On the harpsichord, the performer should, in my opinion, follow the original dynamic nuances by means of refined registration, for instance, two-keyboard- playing on eight-foot stops to achieve the desired forte and piano effects in Variation 2. On the w