Miklós Spányi
Miklós Spányi is a rather unique figure among keyboard players: he is thoroughly accomplished on a range of somewhat disparate instruments: organ, harpsichord, fortepiano, tangent piano, piano, and clavichord. He is also unique in another respect: since 1995 he has been engaged in recording all the keyboard concertos and solo keyboard music of C.P.E. Bach for BIS Records, a venture never before attempted. He has thus presented the recorded premieres of a number of forgotten C.P.E. Bach works, many of which have recently been assessed as masterpieces. Spányi is considered one of the foremost experts on the music of C.P.E. Bach and is knowledgeable in general on Baroque music and historic practices regarding that period's keyboard instruments.
Miklós Spányi was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1962. His first advanced studies were at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest, where he took instruction from János Sebestyén and Ferenc Gergely. He later studied with Jos van Immerseel at the Royal Flemish Conservatory, then moved onto Munich's Hochschule für Musik for studies with Hedwig Bilgram.
In 1984 Spányi achieved his first important breakthrough, winning the International Harpsichord Competition in Nantes, France. Three years later he scored another triumph in France, this time at the Paris competition, where he again captured first prize. Spányi's first recordings began to appear around this time, among them a J.S. Bach CD of organ works that appeared on several smaller labels, some of which, unfortunately, attributed the performances to another artist. Still, by the early '90s, Spányi was not only a familiar figure on the concert and recording scene in Europe, but had become an expert in the music of C.P.E. Bach.
With the launching of his ambitious Bach project for BIS Records in 1995, Spányi also began devoting time to the revival of the clavichord. He wrote scholarly articles on the subject of this instrument, such as "Johann Sebastian Bach's Clavichord Technique Described By Griepenkerl," which appeared in the publication Clavichord International in 2000.
In the new century Spányi has taught music at two important Finnish music schools: the Oulu Conservatory and Sibelius Academy. The busy Spányi has also turned to conducting in recent years, leading the Finnish group Ensemble OpusX, which accompanied him in some of the C.P.E. Bach concerto recordings. By 2011, Spányi was up to Volume 17 of the concertos, and Volume 22 of the solo works.
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C.P.E. Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 35
Classical - Released by BIS on 2 Mar 2018
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Vanhal: 3 Piano Quintets
Miklós Spányi, Authentic Quartet
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 17 Jan 2009
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Introducing: The Organ
Miklós Spányi, Ivan Sokol, Michel Corrette
Classical - Released by Music Manager on 31 Jul 2018
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Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by BIS on 30 Sep 1995
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Bach: Keyboard Music, Vol. 2
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Sep 1998
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Baroque Organ Music for Christmas
Miklós Spányi, Istvan Ella, Dezso Karasszon
Classical - Released by Hungaroton on 1 Jan 2015
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J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata for Organ No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528 (Digitally Remastered)
Classical - Released by EMG Classical on 21 Nov 2012
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Corrette: Pieces for Vielle or Musette, Flute, and Basso Continuo
Jean-Christophe Maillard, Pal Nemeth, Robert Mandel, Miklós Spányi, Agnes Ratko, Nora Kallai
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 15 Jul 2014
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Abel: 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 2
Miklós Spányi, Laszlo Paulik, Balázs Máté
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 15 Jul 2014
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The Reformation & J.S. Bach
Classical - Released by Hungaroton on 5 Jan 2018
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J.S. Bach: Suite No. 2 in B minor - Telemann: Concerto in E Minor & Quartetto in D Minor
Pal Nemeth, Capella Savaria, Anneke Boeke, Kornelia Gaspar, Cseperke Falvay, Miklós Spányi
Concertos - Released by Hungaroton on 1 Jan 2015
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Bach, J.C.: 6 Sonatas for Keyboard With Flute Accompaniment , Op. 16
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 14 Dec 1999
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Farkas: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 – Music for Flute & Strings
András Adorján, Ingrid Kertesi, Miklós Spányi, Viktoria Herencsar, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla
Classical - Released by Toccata Classics on 4 Mar 2016
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C.P.E. Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 29
Classical - Released by BIS on 3 Mar 2015
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J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 (Digitally Remastered)
Classical - Released by EMG Classical on 20 Dec 2012
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Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 20
Classical - Released by BIS on 25 May 2010
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C.P.E. Bach: Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 38
Classical - Released by BIS on 5 Jul 2019
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Bach: Keyboard Music, Vol. 3
Classical - Released by BIS on 31 Jan 1999
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J.S. Bach: Highlights from Das Orgel-Büchlein (Little Organ Book) [Digitally Remastered]
Classical - Released by EMG Classical on 6 Nov 2012
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Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 17
Classical - Released by BIS on 17 Feb 2006
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J. S. Bach: Famous Organ Works
Classical - Released by One Media on 14 Jan 2017
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