The performer's contact with choreographer John Neumeier and dance influenced his interpretation of Baroque dances on this album, focusing on elasticity and flexibility rather than strict tempo.
Performer Biography
The performer had a significant artistic encounter during the pandemic, collaborating with American choreographer John Neumeier, director of Hamburg Ballet, for his ballet Ghost Light.
Composition History
The show L'Enfant oublié, which inspired this album, tells the story of Louis-Joseph, the eldest son of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, who became disabled by bone tuberculosis and died at age seven.
Interpretation
The album includes numerous Bach pieces, many of which are performed using piano transcriptions by figures like Busoni, Stradal, Siloti, Feinberg, Kempff, and Monsaingeon, chosen for their distinctive qualities.
Album & Artwork
This album is partly inspired by the show L'Enfant oublié (The Forgotten Child), a theatrical performance created by the performer and his wife, Chiara Muti, an actress and director.
Compositional Technique
Pancrace Royer, harpsichord teacher to the royal children at the court of France, composed 'Le Vertigo' with surprising modernity, featuring repetitive chords and dramatic use of silences.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach, in the preface to his Inventions, stated that these two-voice compositions were designed to achieve a 'cantabile style of playing,' emphasizing the goal of making the instrument sing.
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