Beyond Baroque III: Duo CPE – From Gallantry to Madness
$30
- Mikhail Grazhdanov, fortepiano
- Andréa Walker, soprano
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 187, Wq. 55, No. 6
Louise Reichardt — 12 Gesänge, No.10: Die Veilchen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — An Chloe ("To Chloe"), K. 524
Franz Joseph Haydn — Liebeslied, Hob. XXVIa:11 "The Flame of Love'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Das Veilchen ("The Violet") K. 476
Franz Joseph Haydn — Arianna a Naxos, Hob. XXVIb:2
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — Solfeggietto, H. 220, Wq. 117, No. 2 (from Petites Pieces per il Cembalo Solo)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte ("As Luise Was Burning the Letters of Her Unfaithful Lover") K. 520
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — Keyboard Sonata in F minor, H. 75, Wq. 63, No. 6 ("III. Fantasia")
Johann Friedrich Reichardt — Monolog des Tasso
Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, violinist Karin Cuéllar Rendón is unable to join Early Music Seattle for the originally planned concert with Byron Schenkman. However, we are thrilled to announce that Duo CPE will be presented instead!
"From Gallantry to Madness" showcases the vast expressive spectrum of late 18th-century musical styles. During this period, the simple folk song meets the untethered sensibilities of the fantasia. This gamut of expression can be found in the musical output of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Duo CPE's namesake. They are thrilled to be making their West Coast debut at the 2025 Early Music Seattle Beyond Baroque festival. In August of 2025, they will perform at the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards Forte/Piano Festival.
About Duo CPE
Inspired by the sensibility and cultural revolutions of the Age of the Enlightenment, Duo CPE is dedicated to pushing the bounds of historical performance practice beyond Baroque. With the fortepiano and poetic declamation at the center of their performance, historical-keyboardist Mikhail Grazhdanov and soprano Andréa Walker instill drama into performances of celebrated as well as obscure repertoire. Drawing from a wealth of music and literature from the turn of the 19th Century, Duo CPE celebrates the particularities of this period seeking to bring the intimacy and immediacy of Salon culture to modern audiences. Duo CPE was featured at the 2024 Early Music America Summit Emerging Artist Showcase.
About Mikhail Grazhdanov, fortepiano
Mikhail Grazhdanov is a multi-keyboardist from Russia. Currently he is pursuing a DMA in historical performance at Case Western Reserve University, where he studies with Peter Bennett (harpsichord), Francesca Brittan (fortepiano) and Jonathan Moyer (organ). Prior to his time at CWRU Mikhail received a Master's of Music from Cleveland Institute of Music as a Fulbright scholar (Piano Performance, 2021) and a Specialist degree from Moscow State Conservatory (Piano Performance and Pedagogy, 2018). Mikhail’s professional appearances include performances with the American Bach Soloists Academy, CSU production of Handel's Acis and Galatea, CWRU ensembles, and orchestra showcases at the Boston Early Music Festival and Early music America Summit, and an Emerging Artists feature with his CPE Duo partner, soprano Andréa Walker, at the Early Music America Summit 2024. In the summer of 2024 he participated in two prestigious early music competitions: the 10th Mae and Irving Jurow International Harpsichord Competition in Montreal (most promising semi finalist prize) and the Musique Antique Fortepiano Competition in Brugge (semifinals).
About Andréa Walker, soprano
Mexican-American soprano Andréa Walker specializes in historical performance practice and vocal chamber music. She appears regularly with Grammy Award-winning orchestra Apollo's Fire, and made recent solo debuts with Les Délice, The American Bach Soloists Academy, and The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra as Belinda in Dido and Aeneas. Other recent solo performance highlights include making her debut at the Lincoln Center in Telemann's Der Tag des Gerichts with Masaaki Suzuki and Juilliard415, touring Germany as a soloist in Haydn's Schöpfungsmesse with Yale Schola Cantorum, performing the role of Venus in Daniel Purcell's The Judgment of Paris with Amherst Early Music Festival, and serving as a guest artist at the Norfolk Chamber Choir Festival under the direction of Simon Carrington.