Alexandre Tharaud – Bach (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:09 minutes | 966 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
For this new album, pianist Alexandre Tharaud opens the doors of his imaginary library, guiding our gaze towards the inexhaustible diversity of Johann Sebastian Bach. The carefully selected pieces appear as an act of transmission which, depending on the individual, will sound like a reminder of a distant memory or the opening of a window onto the unknown. In this spirit of admiration, respect and generosity, it is as much the translator’s personality that is listened to as that of the author. Alexandre Tharaud invites us into his space. He takes on the role of storyteller, and with him we discover a thousand lands that we thought were familiar, but which turn out to be unheard of. Here, he writes for his own hands, redrawing the immortal lines of the Siciliennes from the Organ Concerto and the Flute Sonata, as well as the violin Aria from the Suite for Orchestra. Not limiting himself to these jewels, whose meditative purity resonates so particularly in our time, he also turns his attention to Bach’s variety of styles, and paints a broad portrait of the composer’s facets. This album reminds us of the special bond Alexandre Tharaud has maintained with Bach’s music for many years. The album also includes some of Bach’s most important compositions: La Sicilienne, the famous Ave Maria Bach/Gounod and the Adagio from the keyboard concerto, based on the Adagio by Alessandro Marcello.
Tracklist:
1-01. Alexandre Tharaud – Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello’s Oboe Concerto) (03:54)
1-02. Alexandre Tharaud – Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: V. Bourrée (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (01:10)
1-03. Alexandre Tharaud – Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. “Herr unser Herrscher” (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (05:37)
1-04. Alexandre Tharaud – Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (03:06)
1-05. Alexandre Tharaud – Keyboard Suite in A Minor, BWV 818a: Prélude (01:37)
1-06. Alexandre Tharaud – Keyboard Suite in A Minor, BWV 818a: Sarabande (02:43)
1-07. Alexandre Tharaud – Keyboard Suite in A Minor, BWV 818a: Menuet (01:04)
1-08. Alexandre Tharaud – Keyboard Suite in A Minor, BWV 818a: Courante (01:37)
1-09. Alexandre Tharaud – Keyboard Suite in A Minor, BWV 818a: Allemande (03:26)
1-10. Alexandre Tharaud – Keyboard Suite in A Minor, BWV 818a: Gigue (02:12)
1-11. Alexandre Tharaud – Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 49, Aria. “Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben” (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (05:28)
1-12. Alexandre Tharaud – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (03:58)
1-13. Alexandre Tharaud – Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 906: I. Fantasia (04:10)
1-14. Alexandre Tharaud – Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596: III. Largo e spiccato “Siciliano” (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (02:25)
1-15. Alexandre Tharaud – Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 (01:07)
1-16. Alexandre Tharaud – Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: Prélude (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (01:56)
1-17. Alexandre Tharaud – Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: Sarabande (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (01:54)
1-18. Alexandre Tharaud – Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: Allemande (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (02:42)
1-19. Alexandre Tharaud – Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: Gigue (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (01:59)
1-20. Alexandre Tharaud – Prelude in C Major, BWV 924 (00:43)
1-21. Alexandre Tharaud – Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926 (00:57)
1-22. Alexandre Tharaud – Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 15, Choral. “Erkenne mich, mein Hüter” (Transcr. Wiéner for Piano) (02:11)
1-23. Alexandre Tharaud – Flute Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013: I. Allemande (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) (02:10)
1-24. Alexandre Tharaud – Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV 756 (Transcr. Wiéner for Piano) (01:20)
1-25. Alexandre Tharaud – Ave Maria (Meditation After Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846) (04:32)
