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Bach: Keyboard Concertos

SKU: 03102

Price:
AU $8.95

Label: Decca Cat. No.: 476 272-9 Medium: CD No. Discs: 1

Purists might squirm, but purists should think again. As Raymond Tuttle says in his background notes to this unique release, 'When purists complain about Bach played on the piano, they also need to be reminded that, as these five concertos were not written for the keyboard in the first place, one might argue that any performance at all is inauthentic. Fortunately, most of us don't have to worry about such matters and can enjoy Bach's second-hand inspirations, which are arguably superior to most composers' first-hand efforts!'

Besides that, the playing here is pure joy, and it allows the listener to delve into three decades of Bach playing, from 1965 (Ashkenazy's recording of the D minor Concerto, one of his first) to 1994 (Olli Mustonen's of the D major). Two specially wondrous moments are Andras Schiff's sheer unmitigated joyfulness for the first movement of the A major and Alicia de Larrocha's implacable slow movement for the F minor (used famously in the Woody Allen film Hannah and her Sisters).

"It was a stroke of genius to put together this collection of four great contemporary pianists doing a selection of the concertos. Schiff ... knows the key to Bach is pitching the playing between unmediated simplicity and lyric expressiveness ... Mustonen is typically dynamic and Alicia de Larrocha's interpretation is strongly controlled but obviously heartfelt" - Sydney Star Observer.

A Decca Eloquence CD.

Artists:

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Olli Mustonen (piano), Andras Schiff (piano).

Composers:

JS Bach.

Conductors:

David Zinman.

Orchestras:

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, London Sinfonietta, London Symphony Orchestra.

Tracks:

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
1 2 3	I II III	Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 Allegro Adagio Allegro
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) London Symphony Orchestra David Zinman
4 5 6	I II III	Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054 [Allegro] Adagio e piano sempre Allegro
Olli Mustonen (piano) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
7 8 9	I II III	Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055 Allegro Larghetto Allegro ma non tanto
Andras Schiff (piano) Chamber Orchestra of Europe
10 11 12	I II III	Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 [Allegro] Largo Presto
Alicia de Larrocha (piano) London Sinfonietta David Zinman
13 14 15	I II III	Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 [Allegro] Andante Allegro assai
Andras Schiff (piano) Chamber Orchestra of Europe