Dussek: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol.8 Sonatinas

Volume 8 of the complete Piano Sonatas by Lan Ladislaw Dussek, played on period instruments. Czech composer Jan Ladislaw Dussek (1760-1812) was a pupil of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and became one of the first piano virtuosos, traveling and concertising in many European countries. During his 10-year stay in London he developed with the manufacturer Broadwood the first 6-foot piano, extending its technical possibilities to a great extent. Dussek’s piano works, rooted in CPE Bach’s Sturm und Drang style, look forward to the Romantic era, in its use of Affetti, dramatic contrasts and gestures and an unheard-of virtuosity. Dussek wrote extensively for the emerging middle-class. Every young lady of good origin learned to sing and play an instrument, usually the piano. The Sonatinas and the “12 Progressive Lessons” on this new recording afforded perfect material for the aspiring amateurs: of average difficulty is provided plenty of good tunes and a representative display of (modest..) skills. Compos