Swiatkiewicz/Arte Suonatori - Muthel:5 Keyboard Concertos

Johann Forkel, the biographer of J.S. Bach, numbered M�thel among the most remarkable of Bach's pupils. Another of the great chroniclers of 18th century music, Charles Burney, described M�thel'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 M�thel'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 d�but 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.