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Bach: Orchestral transcriptions by Respighi & Elgar

9/6/2012, 12 Tracks, 56:42

Featuring

  • Gerard Schwarz
  • Ilkka Talvi
  • Seattle Symphony
  • Ottorino Respighi
  • Edward Elgar

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Composer Biography

Ottorino Respighi, one of the transcribers on this album, studied composition and orchestration with Rimsky-Korsakov in Russia.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Gerard Schwarz, the conductor of this album, was the Music Director of the Seattle Symphony from 1985 to 2011 and has a discography of over 300 releases.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Respighi's transcription of Bach's Prelude and Fugue in D major uses a lavish orchestral palette, including piccolo, bass clarinet, double bassoon, and piano duet.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Seattle Symphony, the orchestra on this recording, has gained international prominence with over 140 recordings, twelve GRAMMY® nominations, and two Emmys.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Ilkka Talvi, a Finnish-born violinist, was initially self-taught and later studied with renowned teachers like Jascha Heifetz and Ivan Galamian.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Elgar, another transcriber on this album, aimed to show how "gorgeous and great and brilliant" Bach would have sounded with modern orchestral means.

Source: Booklet

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