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Bach: Piano TranscriptionsWilhelm Kempff Piano
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There are few more sublime manifestations of the numinous in the mundane than Bach chorale prelude transcriptions sensitively played on the piano. Unfortunately, such things are now virtually forbidden by the authentic instrument law that does not permit Bach to be played on the piano, no matter how sensitively. In the past 20 years, there have been only two recordings of Bach chorale preludes: Murray Perahia's oh-so-sensitive performance and Paul Jacobs' just-the-facts performance. One has to reach further back than that to get good Bach.One has to go back to Wilhelm Kempff's magisterial 1975 recording transcriptions that he himself created to get good Bach back on the piano. On this album, Kempff plays eight chorale preludes plus a transcription of the flute Sicilliano and the Largo from the Harpsichord Concerto in F minor as well a Toccata and Fugue, an English Suite, a French Suite, the Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother, and excerpts from the Well-Tempered Clavier. All of these other performances are intelligently interpreted and well played despite Kempff's 80 years. But the heart of the recital is Kempff's performance of his transcriptions. They are magnificent. All of the qualities Kempff brings to his other Bach performances are here, too, but infused with an emotional intimacy and a spiritual grandeur elevating them as prayer is above poetry. There are depths and heights in Kempff's playing that are more religious than musical, and a profundity of interpretation that is beyond the mundane and partakes of the celestial. Only his transcription of Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is less than supreme, and that is only because here he is up against Dinu Lipatti's sublime performance. In every other performance and in every other way, this is one of the great Bach recitals.
© James Leonard, All Music Guide
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© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide is a registered trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.
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| 1 | Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach BWV659a) | 4:35 |
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| 2 | Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV307) | 2:39 |
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| 3 | Siciliano from Flute Sonata in E, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach BWV1031) | 3:38 |
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| 4 | Befiehl du deine Wege, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach's, BWV727) | 2:11 |
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| 5 | Jesu bleibet meine Freude, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV147) | 3:22 |
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| 6 | In dulci jubilo, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV751) | 2:10 |
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| 7 | Sinfonia from Wir danken dir, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV29) | 4:35 |
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| 8 | Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme, transcription for piano (after Bach, BWV645) | 4:49 |
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| 9 | Largo from Concerto in F-, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV1056) | 3:41 |
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| 10 | Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesus Christus, transcription for piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV639) | 2:31 |
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Christoph Willibald von Gluck ComposerOrphée et Eurydice, Wq.41 (opera in 3 acts, French version) Work
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| 11 | 1.Plainte d'Orphée | 3:03 |
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| 12 | 2.Danse des ombres heureuses | 1:37 |
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| 13 | 1.Prelude | 3:22 |
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| 14 | 2.Allemande | 2:45 |
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| 15 | 3.Courante | 1:57 |
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| 16 | 4.Sarabande | 2:16 |
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| 17 | 4a.Sarabande (alternate ornaments) | 2:29 |
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| 18 | 5a.Gavotte 1 | 1:49 |
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| 19 | 5b.Gavotte 2 ('La musette') | 0:55 |
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| 20 | 5c.Gavotte 1 (da capo) | 0:58 |
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| 21 | 6.Gigue | 2:42 |
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| 22 | 1.Allemande | 2:51 |
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| 23 | 2.Courante | 1:38 |
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| 24 | 3.Sarabande | 3:56 |
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| 25 | 4.Gavotte | 1:16 |
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| 26 | 5.Bourrée | 1:15 |
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| 27 | 6.Louré | 2:22 |
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| 28 | 7.Gigue | 3:26 |
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| 1 | 1.Prelude | 2:47 |
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| 2 | 2.Fugue | 4:41 |
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| 3 | 1.Prelude | 1:29 |
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| 4 | 2.Fugue | 1:27 |
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| 5 | 1.Prelude | 2:43 |
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| 6 | 2.Fugue | 1:20 |
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| 7 | 1.Prelude | 1:04 |
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| 8 | 2.Fugue | 1:29 |
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| 9 | 1.Prelude | 1:51 |
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| 10 | 2.Fugue | 4:06 |
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| 11 | 1.Prelude | 1:15 |
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| 12 | 2.Fugue | 2:06 |
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| 13 | 1.Prelude | 1:08 |
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| 14 | 2.Fugue | 2:52 |
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| 15 | 1.Prelude | 2:21 |
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| 16 | 2.Fugue | 2:02 |
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| 17 | 1.Prelude | 1:51 |
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| 18 | 2.Fugue | 1:46 |
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| 19 | 1.Prelude | 2:57 |
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| 20 | 2.Fugue | 1:57 |
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| 21 | 1.Prelude | 3:19 |
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| 22 | 2.Fugue | 1:36 |
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| 23 | 1.Prelude | 3:10 |
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| 24 | 2.Fugue | 2:23 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerCapriccio on the Departing of his Most Beloved Brother in Bb, BWV992 Work
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| 25 | 1.Arioso (Adagio): Ist eine Schmeichelung der Freunde, um denselben von seiner Reise abzuhalten (His friends try to persuade him not to undertake the journey) | 1:34 |
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| 26 | 2.Andante: Ist eine Vorstellung unterschiedlicher Casuum, die ihm in der Fremde konnten vorfallen (They tell him of the various misfortunes that may befall him abroad) | 1:17 |
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| 27 | 3.Adagiosissimo: Ist ein allgemeines Lamento der Freunde (The general lament of his friends) | 2:52 |
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| 28 | 4.Allhier kommen die Freunde (weil sie doch sehen, daß es sanders nicht sein kann) und nehmen Abschied (His friends come, since they see that it must be, and take leave of him) | 0:43 |
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| 29 | 5.Allegro poco: Aria di Postiglione | 1:23 |
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| 30 | 6.Fuga all' imitatione della cornetta di Postiglione | 2:11 |
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| 31 | 1.[Molto allegro]; 2.Allegro; 3.Adagio. Fugato con discrezione | 7:46 |
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| 32 | 4.Fugue | 2:46 |
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