Disc 1
01. Praeludium & Fuge in D major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 532), BV B20 - I. Prдludium. Moderato
02. Praeludium & Fuge in D major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 532), BV B20 - II. Fuga. Allegro moderato
03. Toccata & Fugue in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 565), BV B29/2 - I. Toccata. Adagio - Prestissimo
04. Toccata & Fugue in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 565), BV B29/2 - II. Fuga. Allegro sostenuto
05. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 1. 1. Komm, Gott, Schцpfer! (BWV 667)
06. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 1. 2. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 645)
07. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 1. 3. Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland (BWV 659)
08. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 1. 4. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen (BWV 734)
09. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 1. 5. Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr (BWV 639)
10. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 2. 6. Herr Gott, nun schleuss' den Himmel auf! (BWV 617)
11. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 2. 7. Durch Adam's Fall ist ganz verderbt (BWV 637)
12. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 2. 8. Durch Adam's Fall ist ganz verderbt. Fuga (BWV 705)
13. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 2. 9. In dir ist Freude (BWV 615)
14. Ten Chorale Preludes (after J. S. Bach), BV B27 - Heft 2. 10. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns den Zorn Gottes wandt (BWV 665)
15. Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 564), BV B29/1 - I. Preludio, quasi improvvisando. Tempo moderato
16. Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 564), BV B29/1 - II. Intermezzo. Adagio
17. Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major (after J. S. Bach, BWV 564), BV B29/1 - III. Fuga. Moderatamente scherzando, un poco umoristico
Disc 2
01. Chorale Prelude from the 'Fantasia contrappuntistica', BV 256a/1
02. Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother (after J. S. Bach, BWV 992), BV B34 - I. Arioso. Andante lusingando
03. Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother (after J. S. Bach, BWV 992), BV B34 - II. Fugato. Andante serio
04. Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother (after J. S. Bach, BWV 992), BV B34 - III. Adagissimo. Andante sostenuto
05. Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother (after J. S. Bach, BWV 992), BV B34 - IV. Alla Marcia. Molto sostenuto
06. Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother (after J. S. Bach, BWV 992), BV B34 - V. Aria di Postiglione. Allegretto sostenuto
07. Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother (after J. S. Bach, BWV 992), BV B34 - VI. Fuga. Allegro giocoso, ma ritenuto
08. Fantasia, Adagio e Fuga (after J. S. Bach), BV B37 - I. Fantasia. Allegro ritenuto (BWV 906)
09. Fantasia, Adagio e Fuga (after J. S. Bach), BV B37 - II. Adagio (BWV 968)
10. Fantasia, Adagio e Fuga (after J. S. Bach), BV B37 - III. Fuga. Allegro sostenuto e espressivo (BWV 906a)
11. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Thema regium (Andante alla breve)
12. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation I. Canon perpetuus
13. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation II. »Quaerendo invenietis«
14. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation III. Canon a 4
15. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation IV. Canon cancrizans
16. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation V. Per motum contrarium
17. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation VI. Per augmentationem contrario motu
18. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation VII. Per tonos (modulierend)
19. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation VIII. In unisono
20. Canonic Variations & Fugue (from 'Musical Offering', BWV 1079), BV B40 - Variation IX. Fuga canonica in epidiapente
21. »Floh-Sprung« - Canon for two voices with obbligato bass, BV 265
22. Das Calvarium (Fragment), BV B46
23. Improvisation on the Bach Chorale »Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen« (BWV 517), BV 271
24. In dulci jubilo (BWV 751) (arr. Michael von Zadora)
25. Siciliano (from Flute Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031) (arr. Michael von Zadora)
26. »Schafe kцnnen sicher weiden« (from Cantata »Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd«, BWV 208) (arr. Egon Petri)
27. Bonus Track - Anna WeiЯ-Busoni (1833-1909): »Ferruccio«. Salon-Polka for pianoforte, Op. 9
German pianist Holger Groschopp has emerged as something of a specialist in the voluminous body of transcriptions by Ferruccio Busoni. The most famous of these are treatments of Bach's music, but he also wrote arrangements and reworkings of Mozart, Liszt, and many other composers. This is a new recording of Bach transcriptions, made in 2011. Busoni's transcriptions are often heard singly on recital albums, but there's a lot to be said for hearing them in large groups, even for hearing the two CDs' worth here. It gets into the range of treatments Busoni applied, from massive Mahlerian attempts to encompass the world of the organ on piano, to studies in chromatic harmony, to quiet reverential treatments. Several of the works here are world premieres on recordings, and Groschopp even delves into entirely original concepts such as a chorale-based improvisation (CD 2, track 23). None of this is to say that his approach is academic or dully completist. In many cases he brings this music to life, with, for example, great crunching opening chords in the big organ preludes that seem to be straining to project the piano into the organ's realm. Highly recommended, and likely to help further what is already a substantial revival in Busoni's music. ~ James Manheim
