Tonight’s Baroque&Before celebrates the artistic legacy of early keyboardist Kenneth Cooper, best known for his improvisational skills, his spontaneity, and his rediscovery of 18th-century works, as well as performances of modern works written for the harpsichord. On this edition of Baroque&Before, we sample a very few of his performances from the Baroque era, part of an oeuvre comprising over 100 recordings.
Tonight’s musical selections come from WFMT’s Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1785-1750)
Concerto in the Italian Style, BWV 971
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
MHS 512349T
Johann Sebastian Bach
Flute Sonata in b minor, BWV 1030
Susan Rotholz, flute; Kenneth Cooper, fortepiano
Bridge 9115
George Frideric Handel(1685-1759)
Flute sonata in e, HWV 375 (Halle Sonata #2)
Kenneth Copper, harpsichord; Paula Robison, flute; Timothy Eddy, cello
Vanguard SVC-102/03 HD
Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite #5 in G BWV 816
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
MHS 512349T
