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Bach (1685-1750)

Description:

Olafsson's second Deutsche Grammophon release after his stunning major debut in 2017 with "Philip Glass: Piano Works"! The world's attention is focused on the "Glenn Gould of Iceland" (The New York Times). She also charmed the audience with Bach and Glass in a recital at the Musashino Bunka Kaikan. Olafsson, who describes Bach as a "kaleidoscope" (a kaleidoscope reflecting a variety of music and life), will not be recording the complete works or complete works, such as the "Goltberg Variations," "Partita," and "French Suite," which everyone has recorded, but rather a selection of familiar and somewhat surprising pieces that have not received much attention. The album is a unique album that sheds light on various aspects of Bach's music, and gives a sense of newness to the music. It is also interesting to note how the piano arrangements of the pieces that were not originally keyboard works have changed from generation to generation, from Rachmaninoff, Busoni, Sirotti, and Stradal to Olafsson's own arrangements.The album is an extraordinary exploration of Bach's infinite possibilities. Universal Music

Tracklisting:

1.Prelude and Fughetta in G major, BWV 902: Prelude
2.Chorale Prelude BWV 734 "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"
3.Prelude and Fugue in E Minor BWV 855 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 10): Prelude
4.Prelude and Fugue in E Minor BWV 855 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 10): Fugue
5.Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor BWV 528: 2. Adagio
6.Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 850 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 5): Prelude
7.Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 850 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 5): Fugue
8.Chorale Prelude BWV 659 "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland"
9.Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 847 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 2): Prelude
10.Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 847 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 2): Fugue
11.Widerstehe doch der Sunde BWV 54: Aria
12.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Aria
13.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 1
14.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 2
15.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 3
16.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 4
17.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 5
18.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 6
19.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 7
20.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 8
21.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 9
22.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Variation 10
23.Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989: Aria da capo
24.Invention No. 12 in A major BWV 783
25.Sinfonia No. 12 in A major BWV 798
26.Partita No. 3 for Violin Solo in E major BWV 1006: 3. Gavotte
27.Prelude in E minor BWV 855a
28.Sinfonia No. 15 in B minor BWV 801
29.Invention No. 15 in B minor BWV 786
30.Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974 (After Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto): 1. Andante
31.Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974 (After Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto): 2. Adagio
32.Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974 (After Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto): 3. Presto
33.Chorale Prelude BWV 639 "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"
34.Fantasia and Fugue in A minor BWV 904: Fantasia
35.Fantasia and Fugue in A minor BWV 904: Fugue