Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Piers Lane
Format: FLAC (tracks+cue)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA67344
Release: 2003
Size: 251 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565
02. Bach: Chorale Prelude BWV659 ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’
Vivaldi: Concerto, Op. 3 No. 11 ‘Con due Violini e Violoncello obligato’, RV 565
03. I. Largo
04. II. Fuga
05. III. Largo
06. IV. Allegro non troppo
Bach: Cantata BWV68 ‘Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt’
07. No 2. Aria. My heart ever faithful
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048
08. I. [Allegro]
09. Bach: Chorale Prelude BWV645 ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’
Bach: Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002
10. VII. Bourrée
Bach: Cantata BWV208 ‘Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!’
11. X. Sheep may safely graze
Bach: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006
12. III. Rondeau
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
13. No 20 in A minor, BWV865. Movement 2. Fugue
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
14. No 9 in E major, BWV878. Movement 2. Fugue
Bach: Flute Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, BWV1031
15. II. Siciliano
Bach: Cantata BWV208 ‘Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!’
16. X. Blithe Bells
17. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565
Between the mid 19th century (the Romantic movement’s rediscovery of Bach) and the period after the 2nd World War when a purist approach to Bach developed, many thousands of transcriptions were made of Bach’s organ music, choral music, orchestral music and chamber music. Most of these transcriptions were made by virtuoso pianists and served both the purpose of presenting music that would otherwise not frequently be heard and also providing virtuoso repertoire where the pianist could demonstrate his powers. Until recently this area of repertoire was much frowned upon and while it has begun to return to favour, this series will be the first comprehensive survey of the genre. This CD presents the complete Bach transcriptions of Grainger and Friedman plus one of many transcriptions by Grainger’s fellow Australian, William Murdoch. There is a further Australian connection in that Friedman spent the 2nd World War in Australia and wrote his transcriptions there. They were published by Allan’s Music of Melbourne. Two contrasting versions of the Toccata & Fugue in D minor open and close the recital, with Murdoch’s arrangement of what was already a Bach arrangement of Vivaldi in the middle. The smaller surrounding pieces range from the straightforward, to the almost outrageous Grainger Blithe Bells or Friedman Bourree.