Review by Martin Stadtfeld – Baroque Colours

Martin Stadtfeld chose Baroque music for his new recording, and it is wide-ranging: it contains famous pieces such as Pachelbel’s Canon, movements from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons or Bach’s C major Prelude from the first volume of Well-Tempered Clavier, as well as pieces by composers such as Johann Kunau and Baldassare Galuppi are also interesting. It shows what a virtuoso the nimble-fingered Stadtfeld is in pieces such as the Allegro from Handel’s B minor Sonata HWV 434, but the style of most of the pieces, including his improvisations, can be described as somewhat meditative. Perhaps one should evaluate this double CD less on its purely technical aspects and think more about its purpose – as feel-good music, which can also be heard in the background, Stadtfeld’s gentle, wistful playing has a lot going for it. The warm Steinway certainly contributes to this impression.

Baroque colours
Works by J. S. Bach, Couperin, Scarlatti, Handel, Rameau, Purcell, Vivaldi and others

Martin Stadtfeld (piano)
Sony classic

Martin Statfield

He calls the music of Johann Sebastian Bach his artistic starting point, but this does not mean that Martin Stadtfeld exclusively interprets the music of the Baroque master. The stellar pianist’s wide-ranging repertoire also includes works from classical Romantic literature. 1980…continue