THARAUD,ALEXANDRE - BACH - RECORD

An album dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach piano solo, follows Alexandre Tharaud's very original Four Hands project. The protean French pianist brings a programme concentrating on Bach on the piano - in this instance mostly in his own transcriptions such as the Lute Suite BWV 996, the Johannes-Passion BWV 245 and many others. The album also features a few Bach HITS: Sicilienne BWV 1031, the famous Bach/Gounod Ave Maria and the Adagio from the Keyboard Concerto BWV 974, after Alessandro Marcello Adagio.

Track List:

1.1 Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto)
1.2 Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996: V. Bourree (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
1.3 Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Herr Unser Herrscher" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
1.4 Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
1.5 Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Prelude
1.6 Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Sarabande
1.7 Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Menuet
1.8 Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Courante
1.9 Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Allemande
1.10 Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Gigue
1.11 Matthaus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 49, Aria. "Aus Liebe Will Mein Heiland Sterben" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
1.12 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
1.13 Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906: I. Fantasia
1.14 Organ Concerto in D minor, BWV 596: III. Largo E Spiccato "Siciliano" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
1.15 Flute Partita in a Minor, BWV 1013: I. Allemande (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
1.16 Ave Maria (Meditation After Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846)

Label: Erato