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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Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 21
Classical - Released by BIS on 16 Nov 2010
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C.P.E. Bach: Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 40
Classical - Released by BIS on 21 May 2021
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Mondonville: Pieces De Clavecin, Avec Voix Ou Violon, Op. 5 / Sonata Op. 3, No. 2
Edit Karoly, Balazs Bozzai, Miklós Spányi
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Hungaroton on 1 Mar 2005
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J.S. Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (Digitally Remastered)
Classical - Released by EMG Classical on 21 Nov 2012
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Bach: Keyboard Music, Vol. 6
Classical - Released by BIS on 31 Oct 1998
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Bach, J.C.: Early Accompanied Keyboard Sonatas
Erika Petofi, Csilla Valyi, Miklós Spányi
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 24 Jun 2003
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C.P.E. Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 37
Classical - Released by BIS on 18 Jan 2019
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Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 16
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Feb 2007
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Bach: Keyboard Music, Vol. 4
Classical - Released by BIS on 30 Sep 1999
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Bach: Keyboard Music, Vol. 5
Classical - Released by BIS on 30 Sep 1999
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Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 19
Classical - Released by BIS on 25 Aug 2009
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Bach, J.S.: Kunst Der Fuge (Die) (Arr. for String Orchestra)
Zsuzsa Pertis, Miklós Spányi, Budapest Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla
Classical - Released by Hungaroton on 15 Jul 2014
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Music for 2 Organs From The 18th And 19th Centuries
Janos Sebestyen, Miklós Spányi
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 25 Nov 2003
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Couperin, A.L.: Chamber Sonatas (Complete)
Miklós Spányi, Erika Petofi, Csilla Valyi
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 25 Nov 2003
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Bach: Keyboard Music, Vol. 10
Classical - Released by BIS on 31 Aug 2003
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C.P.E. Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 28
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Jul 2014
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J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552 (Digitally Remastered)
Classical - Released by EMG Classical on 20 Dec 2012
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Scheidt: Ludi Musici / Symphonien / Tabulatura Nova (Excerpts)
Miklós Spányi, Camerata Hungarica, Festetics Quartet, Laszlo Czidra
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 15 Jul 2014
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Kraft: Cello Sonatas, Op. 1 / Grand Duo for 2 Cellos, Op. 5
Balázs Máté, Denes Karasszon, Miklós Spányi, Győri István
Chamber Music - Released by Hungaroton on 25 Oct 2005
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Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 12
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Jul 2004
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Bach: The Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 14
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Jan 2005
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