Bernd Glemser - Bach, J.S.: Piano Transcriptions by Busoni, Rachmaninov, Kempff and Hess (2007)
BAND/ARTIST: Bernd Glemser
- Title: Bach, J.S.: Piano Transcriptions by Busoni, Rachmaninov, Kempff and Hess
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Oehms Classics
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:11:08
- Total Size: 215 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (arr. F. Busoni)
02. 6 Schubler Chorales, BWV 645-650 (arr. F. Busoni): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. F. Busoni)
03. 18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale" (arr. F. Busoni for piano): Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (arr. F. Busoni)
04. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV 388 (arr. F. Busoni)
05. Das Orgelbuchlein, BWV 599-644: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. F. Busoni for piano): Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. F. Busoni)
06. Prelude
07. Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 (arr. F. Busoni): Fugue
08. Bach-Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Prelude
09. Bach-Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte
10. Bach-Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
11. Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. W. Kempff)
12. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (arr. M. Hess)
13. Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552, "St. Anne" (arr. F. Busoni)
The line of great German pianists has not been extinguished, and the proof is this disc of Bach transcriptions by Bernd Glemser. Performing arrangements by Busoni, Hess, Kempff, and Rachmaninov, Glemser eschews mere virtuosity for profound musicality, the trademark of great German pianists from Schnabel through Kempff. This is not to say that Glemser's playing is not virtuosic. Anyone who gets through Busoni's arrangement of the Chaconne from the D minor Partita, who can accurately execute its delicate repeated notes, heroic double octaves and monumental sonorities, is clearly a first class virtuoso. But like his German predecessors, Glemser focuses on the depths in every work here. The singing tone of his legato in Kempff's transcription of the Siciliano in G minor, the graceful lyricism of his counterpoint in Busoni's arrangement of Wächet auf, and the joyful ease of his tempo rubato in Rachmaninov's transcription of the Gavotte from the E major Partita all sound utterly natural and ineffably moving in Glemser's hands. Though some might find his approach occasionally overly rhetorical citing as an example his massive ritardando at the Chaconne's close, listeners who have admired the great German pianists of the past will most likely be able to look past Glemser's rhetoric to his echt Deutsch heart. A co-production with the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Oehms Classics' digital sound is clear and vivid, but also very evocative.
01. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (arr. F. Busoni)
02. 6 Schubler Chorales, BWV 645-650 (arr. F. Busoni): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. F. Busoni)
03. 18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale" (arr. F. Busoni for piano): Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (arr. F. Busoni)
04. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV 388 (arr. F. Busoni)
05. Das Orgelbuchlein, BWV 599-644: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. F. Busoni for piano): Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. F. Busoni)
06. Prelude
07. Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 (arr. F. Busoni): Fugue
08. Bach-Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Prelude
09. Bach-Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte
10. Bach-Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
11. Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. W. Kempff)
12. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (arr. M. Hess)
13. Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552, "St. Anne" (arr. F. Busoni)
The line of great German pianists has not been extinguished, and the proof is this disc of Bach transcriptions by Bernd Glemser. Performing arrangements by Busoni, Hess, Kempff, and Rachmaninov, Glemser eschews mere virtuosity for profound musicality, the trademark of great German pianists from Schnabel through Kempff. This is not to say that Glemser's playing is not virtuosic. Anyone who gets through Busoni's arrangement of the Chaconne from the D minor Partita, who can accurately execute its delicate repeated notes, heroic double octaves and monumental sonorities, is clearly a first class virtuoso. But like his German predecessors, Glemser focuses on the depths in every work here. The singing tone of his legato in Kempff's transcription of the Siciliano in G minor, the graceful lyricism of his counterpoint in Busoni's arrangement of Wächet auf, and the joyful ease of his tempo rubato in Rachmaninov's transcription of the Gavotte from the E major Partita all sound utterly natural and ineffably moving in Glemser's hands. Though some might find his approach occasionally overly rhetorical citing as an example his massive ritardando at the Chaconne's close, listeners who have admired the great German pianists of the past will most likely be able to look past Glemser's rhetoric to his echt Deutsch heart. A co-production with the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Oehms Classics' digital sound is clear and vivid, but also very evocative.
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