Bach Meets Jazz / Hilschmann
Label: ARS Prod Catalog: ARS38517 Format: CD Evelyn Hilschmann, pianoJohann Sebastian Bach: Preludes & Fugues BWV 887 -875 - 871 - 881 - 884 Any historically informed performance of Bach's works on the grand piano - a well-known approach thanks to the performances and recordings of his oratorios, passions and of the Mass in B minor, for example, by famous conductors such as Harnoncourt or Gardiner - reveals a much more lighthearted music stripped of unnecessary flourishes and ornamentation. All of a sudden, Bach's syncopated rhythms take on a jazz or swing-like feel, especially in the fugues. When played too slowly, the fugues appear rather lengthy and overly complex, causing the listener to lose orientation; when played at a slightly faster tempo roughly equivalent to that of the preceding prelude however, the previously lengthy expositions are transformed into a meaningful and irresistible exchange of solo and tutti passages similar to those of a contemporary jazz band. Price: $27.98 |