Muthel: Duets & Sonatas for Harpsichord (3CD)

­Johann Gottfried  Müthel (1728-1778)

Duets & Sonatas for Harpsichord

CD1                                                                                                                                                                                51’54

Duet in E flat IJM 21

for 2 harpsichords or pianos (1771)

1. I. Allegro moderato, e cantabile 15’00
2. II. Adagio mesto e sostenuto, con affetto 8’39
3. III. Allegretto 9’38

Sonata No.2 **

for harpsichord (c.1756)

for Otton Hermann

4. I. Vivace 6’56
5. II. Adagio 5’33
6. III. Allegro 5’58

CD2                                                                                                                                                                                41’09

Divertimento in B flat IJM 2 **

for harpsichord (c.1760)

1. I. Allegro Moderato 8’21
2. II. Andante 5'15
3. III. Allegro 4’30

Sonata No.1 *

for harpsichord (c.1756)

for Otton Hermann

4. I. Allegro 11’49
5. II. Largo e Staccato 6’00
6. III. Presto 5’04

CD3                                                                                                                                                                                47’48

Sonata No.3 *

for harpsichord (c.1756)

for Otton Hermann

1. I. Moderato 11’37
2. II. Un Poco Allegro 9’26
3. III. Allegro e Vivace 5’53

Duet in C IJM 20 (1780)

4. I. Moderato 7’21
5. II. Un poco adagio 4’39
6. III. Allegro 8’42

Anna Clemente harpsichord *

Giacomo Benedetti harpsichord **

Recording: 6-7 July & 8-9 September 2021, Sala Capitolare, Church of Santa Felicita, Florence, Italy