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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras. He was the fifth child and second surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach.
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Bach was an influential composer working at a time of transition between his father's Baroque style and the Classical style that followed it. He was the principal representative of the empfindsamer Stil or 'sensitive style'. The qualities of his keyboard music are forerunners of the expressiveness of Romantic music, in deliberate contrast to the statuesque forms of Baroque music. His organ sonatas mainly come from the galant style.
To distinguish him from his brother Johann Christian, the "London Bach", who at this time was music master to Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, Bach was known as the "Berlin Bach" during his residence in that city, and later as the "Hamburg Bach" when he succeeded Georg Philipp Telemann as Kapellmeister there. To his contemporaries, he was known simply as Emanuel. His second name was in honour of his godfather Telemann, a friend of his father J. S. Bach.
Bach was an influential pedagogue, writing the influential "Essay on the true art of playing keyboard instruments", which would be studied by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven, among others.
Discography
Albums
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6 Sonates pour Flûte et Clavecin
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2 concertos pour orgue
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Oboensonaten
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Vier Orchester‐Sinfonien, Wq 183
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Die Württembergischen Sonaten Vol. 2
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Oboe Concertos
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6 Sonaten und 6 Sonatinen
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Trio Sonatas
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Prussian Sonatas
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L'Intégrale des œuvres pour orgue
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Concertos pour Orgue
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Markus-Passion
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Konzerte für 2 Cembali
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3 Quartets / Harpsichord Concerto
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Hamburg Concertos
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Berliner Symphonien
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Gamben Sonaten
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Piccolo Concertos
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Flötenkonzerte (I)
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Sonatinas Wq 105, 98, 110, 104
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Flute Concertos
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Orgel Konzerte
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Clavichordsonaten
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Vier Orchester-Sinfonien Wq 183
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Sonatina II D-dur, Wq. 109 / Concerto per l'Organo G-dur, Wq. 34 / Concerto doppio Es-dur
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Magnificat
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Flute Concerto and Sonatas
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Vokalwerke (I)
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Sons of Bach: Keyboard Concerti by Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christian & Johann Christoph F. Bach
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La Folia and Other Works
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Sechs Sinfonien für Streicher
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Sonatas, Rondos, Marches, Fantasia
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Six Symphonies
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Concerti a violoncello
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Cello Concertos
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C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos / Cherubini: 13 Contredanses
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Harpsichord Concertos
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6 Hamburg Symphonies
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Oboe Sonatas
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Sonaten und Fantasien
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Concertos pour hautbois, cordes et basses continue
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St. Stephanuskerk, Hasselt
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The Last Sufferings of the Saviour
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Cello Concertos
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Concerti: Wq 46 / Wq 23 / Wq 165
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2 Flötenkonzerte / 2 Flute Concertos
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Die Israeliten in der Wüste (Corona & Cappella Coloniensis feat. conductor: William Christie)
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3 Concertos
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Hamburger Sinfonien Wq 182, 3,4 & 5 / Concerti Wq 165 & 43,4
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German Harpsichord Music
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4 Symphonies
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Clavichordmusik des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts
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3 Concertos
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Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord
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Oboe Concertos
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C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat / J.N. Bach: Missa brevis
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C.P.E. Bach: Oboe Concertos / Oboe Sonata / Marcello: Oboe concerto
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Musik am Berliner Hof
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Dia Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu
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Prussian Sonatas / Württemberg Sonatas
Live
Compilations
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Piano Concertos
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Edition
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Sinfonias for Strings Nos. 1-6
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The Complete Works for Piano Solo
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Bach
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C.P.E. Bach Edition
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Flute Concertos & Sonatas
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Andreas Staier Edition
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Cziffra in Prague 1955
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Flute Concertos
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The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 14 (Opus X feat. conductor: Petri Tapio Mattson, tangent piano: Miklós Spányi)
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The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 13
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Classical Cello Concertos
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Musik Der Bach-Familie
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The Essential Collection
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The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 12
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Concertos et Symphonies
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Flute Concertos / Oboe Concertos
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The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 11 (Concerto Armonico feat. conductor: Péter Szüts, tangent piano: Miklós Spányi)
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Landowska Plays Scarlatti Sonatas and Works by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach and Handel
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Symphonies & Concertos
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Symphonies / Cello Concertos
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The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 8
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The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 7
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The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Volume 6
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8 Symphonies / 3 Quartets
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The Glenn Gould Edition: Bach / Scarlatti / C. P. E. Bach
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Die Klassiksammlung 109: C.P.E. Bach: Musik der Empfindsamkeit
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Instrumental Chamber Music / Cantata "Phyllis and Thirsis"
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Magnificat
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Double Concertos, Wq 46 & 47 / Sonatina, Wq 109
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Berühmte Orgelwerke des Barock (Famous Baroque Organ Pieces)
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The Classical Collection 41: C.P.E. Bach: Baroque Masterpieces
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4 Flute Concertos / 2 Oboe Concertos / 1 Solo for Harp
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Musik von den Königshöfen
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Das Cembalo
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Virtuoso Flute Concertos
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Musik am Preußischen Hofe
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Musikbeispiele / Music Selections
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Music by C.P.E. Bach, Quantz, Telemann & Vivaldi
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C. P. E. Bach: Six Sonatas / Telemann: Suite in D major
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Bach Sons
Other
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Piano Sonatas and Rondos for Connoisseurs and Enthusiast (II) Wq 56
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BBC Music, Volume 23, Number 2: Chamber Works
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Czwartkowe Spotkania Muzyczne W Filharmonii Narodowej
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Six sonates / Fantaisie et fugue
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Œuvres pour orgue
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Four 12-part Sinfonias for Orchestra, Wq 183
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Sinfonias for Strings and Continuo
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Cellokonzerte
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Sinfonias en ut et en ré
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J.C. Bach: Sinfonia Concertante / C.P.E. Bach: Symphony No. 1 in D - Symphony No. 3 in C
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Complete Works for Piano Solo (Markovina)
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Quatre symphonies de Hambourg
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Also known as
Bach C.P.E. · Bach, Carl Philip Emanuel · C.P.E. Bach · C.P.E. バッハ · C.P.E.Bach · CPE Bach · Carl Philip Emanuel Bach · Carlos Phillipp Emanuel Bach · Karl Philipp Emanuel Bach · カール・フィリップ・エマヌエル・バッハ
Tags
- composer
- german composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f6486fc7-90ef-48ad-8ca3-905af1354afe
- ISNI
- 0000000110198135
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.