The 5 Keyboard concertos

Johann Forkel, the biographer of J.S. Bach, numbered Müthel among the most remarkable of Bach’s pupils. Another of the great chroniclers of 18th century music, Charles Burney, described Müthel's works as 'so full of novelty, taste, grace, and contrivance, that I should not hesitate to rank them among the greatest productions of the present age.’ In Müthel's five concertos for keyboard and strings we nevertheless meet a distinctly individual composer, displaying sophisticated rhythms and harmonic playfulness. Presenting them on this set of two CDs, the young Polish harpsichordist Marcin ?wi?tkiewicz makes his début on BIS. He is supported by his compatriots in the acclaimed period band Arte dei Suonatori, who clearly relish the often intricate and always eventful orchestral parts.

Muthel:
 Concerto III in G major
 Concerto in D minor for harpsichord, 2 bassoons, strings & b.c.
 Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in C minor
 Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in D major
 Piano Concerto in B flat major

"In her informative note, Regina Rapp suggests that Muthel's concertos 'live or die by the subtlety with which they are performed'. Well, they certainly live here. Played on a fine, sonorous copy of a 17th-century Ruckers harpsichord, Marcin ?wi?tkiewicz relishes both the flambuoyant virtuosity of the fast movements and the delicate sentiment of the Adagios…recommended to anyone who enjoys CPE Bach's concertos and wants to venture into one of the century's more agreeable forgotten byways."
Gramophone Magazine - June 2015

"If you like C.P.E. Bach or just harpsichord concertos in general then this is something with which you truly need to become acquainted. I wasn’t expecting to be bowled over by this music and these performances in this way, but I am now a zealous convert."
MusicWeb International - 19th May 2015