Pianist Jean-Philippe Collard chose to record these Bach-Busoni transcriptions as a tribute to his father, who was an organist and introduced him to organ music in his youth.
Composer Biography
The famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565, is believed to be from Bach's early period and shows the influence of North German virtuosos like Dietrich Buxtehude, whom Bach visited in 1705.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ferruccio Busoni's transcriptions of Bach's organ works aimed to re-create and adapt them for the modern piano, emphasizing their universality and expressing them in a new language.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Grande Salle of the Arsenal Cité musicale-Metz, a performing arts venue in Metz, France, from April 22 to 25, 2024.
Compositional Technique
Bach's Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV552, features symbolic numbers related to the Holy Trinity, such as three flats in the key, three thematic motifs in the prelude, and three subjects in the fugue.
Performer Biography
Jean-Philippe Collard, the pianist on this recording, has made over sixty recordings and is known for his interpretations of Romantic and French music.
Composition History
The 'Bach-Busoni Gesammelte Ausgabe' is a seven-volume collection of Bach's works transcribed and arranged by Ferruccio Busoni, compiled in Leipzig in 1920.
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