The New Bach Players perform with sixteen musicians standing in a semi-circle around the soloist, Francesco Tristano Schlimé, who conducts from the keyboard.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The New Bach Players' initial focus on Bach was an homage to Glenn Gould, a Canadian pianist whose recordings revolutionized piano playing for Francesco Tristano Schlimé.
Compositional Technique
Bach's Keyboard Concerto in F major, BWV 1057, is a transcription of the fourth Brandenburg Concerto and is unique among his keyboard concertos for retaining two flute parts, making it the only one to use wind instruments.
Interpretation
The New Bach Players' aesthetic combines modern practice, such as modern instruments and jazz influence, with Baroque practice like rhythmic flexibility and playing without pedal.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording of Bach's complete keyboard concertos, performed at the Arsenal in Metz, France, on October 8, 2002.
Performer Biography
Francesco Tristano Schlimé founded The New Bach Players in New York in 2001 with Australian violinist Aaron Brown, who serves as concertmaster.
Performer Biography
Francesco Tristano Schlimé, the pianist and conductor on this album, was born in Luxembourg in 1981 and studied at the Juilliard School in New York.
