Bach Piano Transcriptions, Vol 8
Bach through the eyes, ears and fingers of Eugen d’Albert – thrillingly recreated
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Composer or Director: Johann Sebastian Bach
Label: Hyperion
Magazine Review Date: 6/2010
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 74
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDA67709
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Passacaglia and Fugue |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Piers Lane, Piano |
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude (Fantasia) and Fugue in C minor, BWV537 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Piers Lane, Piano |
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV541 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Piers Lane, Piano |
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude (Toccata) and Fugue in F, BWV540 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Piers Lane, Piano |
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in A, BWV536 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Piers Lane, Piano |
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV534 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Piers Lane, Piano |
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude (Toccata) and Fugue in D minor, 'Dorian', BWV538 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Piers Lane, Piano |
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV532 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Piers Lane, Piano |
Author: Jeremy Nicholas
In transcribing Bach, d’Albert (1864-1932) differed in his approach to his near-contemporary Busoni by choosing only organ works, in pursuing clarity of texture above organ-like sonority and, as Kenneth Hamilton observes in his characteristically amusing and perceptive booklet, in the use of arpeggiated chords and octaves – “lucidity over weight” in other words. Not that Lane takes any prisoners in these sonorous and exhilarating performances, conjuring up from the Steinway’s richly resonant bass a cathedral’s 32 foot pedal division to thrilling effect. Try the F major Toccata (a score I’ve had for many years and always longed to hear played like this) or the concluding D major Fugue, perfectly paced and voiced. True, there is a lot of diddle-diddle-diddle in these 74 minutes (d’Albert never envisaged these works to be heard in this form) but I guarantee you will come away awed anew by the genius of Bach and amazed by the ingenuity of d’Albert.
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