Anders Muskens
Keyboard sonatas
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Recorded live at the Gertrudiskapel Utrecht, 25 August 2020
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About this concert
The keyboard sonatas of the Mannheim composer Franz Ignaz Beck exemplify the fusion of two compositional styles: the nuanced stile galante and the energetic style from Mannheim, as advanced by Johann Stamitz in the 18th century. Fortepianist Anders Muskens presents a selection of Beck's sonatas. This concert was recorded during the Utrecht Early Music Festival 2020.
Programme
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Franz Ignaz Beck
Sonata for harpsichord or pianoforte in C major
Allegro moderato
Andante
Sonata ‘L’Éveillee’
(from: 12 Sonates pour Clavecin ou Pianoforte, manuscript 1773)
Sonata VI (Tempo moderato)*
Sonata ‘La Sophie’
(from: 12 Sonates pour Clavecin ou Pianoforte)
Sonata V (Presto)*
Sonata XIV (Minuetto)*
Sonata I (Andante grazioso)*
Sonata VIII (Allegretto)*
Minuetto*
Sonata XVIII ‘Le souvenir’ (Allegro maestoso)*
* from: Sonates pour le Clavecin ou le Piano Forte, Oeuvre V, 17701734-1809
Musicians
- Anders Muskens fortepiano
About the performer
Anders Muskens (b. 1993) is a Canadian professional early keyboard specialist and ensemble director. He began piano studies at the age of 4 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and completed an Associate Diploma in modern piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto under the tutelage of Dr Irina Konovalov. He completed a Master’s degree in historical performance on fortepiano and harpsichord at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague under Dr Bart van Oort and Petra Somlai, and with Fabio Bonizzoni and Patrick Ayrton for harpsichord. He completed his Master’s thesis under the supervision of Dr Anna Scott and Dr Jed Wentz on the application of late eighteenth-century rhetorical acting to musical performance. He will prospectively continue this research under the supervision of Prof. Matthew Gardner for a PhD in musicology at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in the autumn of 2020.