J.S. Bach: Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644 arranged for Piano 4-hands by Bernhard Friedrich Richter
11/29/2024, 47 Tracks, 1:01:49
Featuring
Andrea Coen
Chiara Corona
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Historical Context
Piano four-hands transcriptions were widely popular in salons and private homes before mechanical reproduction, serving as a tool for music dissemination and study.
Composition History
The Orgel-Büchlein works on this album are presented in a piano four-hands arrangement by Bernhard Friedrich Richter, created in 1902.
Composition History
J.S. Bach's Orgel-Büchlein (Little Organ Book), BWV 599-644, was composed between 1708 and 1711.
Interpretation
The performers, Andrea Coen and Chiara Corona, apply historically informed performance practices to this recording, filtering them through the chosen instrument and Richter's specific performance indications.
Instruments
Ernst Kaps, the founder of the piano factory, patented inventions like the double over-stringing system and 'The Resonator' to achieve a fuller and more colorful sound.
Instruments
The recording features an Ernst Kaps piano, a German instrument from 1912, which has been fully restored to its original condition.
Cultural Impact
Piano four-hands transcriptions democratized music, allowing people to hear pieces outside of concert halls, a role later taken by phonographs and radios.
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