J.S.Bach - The Toccatas: BWV 910-916 2019

J.S.Bach - The Toccatas (Mahan Esfahani)

Жанр: Classical harpsichord solo
Страна-производитель диска: Made in France
Год издания диска: 2019
Издатель (лейбл): Hyperion
Номер по каталогу: CDA68244
Дата записи: 2018
Аудиокодек: FLAC
Тип рипа: image+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 01:16:48
Источник: релизер
-источник/ник/другое: basso priofundo, подарок; Caterina Sforza - доп. сканы
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Треклист:

1. Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV910

2. Toccata in C Minor, BWV911

3. Toccata in D Major, BWV912

4. Toccata in D Minor, BWV913

5. Toccata in E Minor, BWV914

6. Toccata in G Minor, BWV915

7. Toccata in G Major, BWV916

Исполнители

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata In F Sharp Minor, BWV 910
Toccata In C Minor, BWV 911
Toccata In D, BWV 912
Toccata In D Minor, BWV 913
Toccata In E Minor, BWV 914
Toccata In G Minor, BWV 915
Toccata In G, BWV 916
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)
Recording Date: June 20, 2018 - June 23, 2018
Recording Location: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Loughton, Essex
Release Date: August 2, 2019

Review

AllMusic Review by James Manheim [-]
Bach is generally thought of as a musical conservative who wrote his late masterpieces in a style that was already antiquated. However, during his youth he wrote, like many other composers, some wildly experimental music. A toccata is often connected to a fugue, in Bach's music and that of others, but these pieces are freestanding. Bach wrote them during his period working for the Weimar court, and they're so unlike the rest of his music that they have been rarely performed. They may have been written for a clavichord, which would intensify their inward spirit, but they are quite virtuosic. The brilliant harpsichord renditions here by Mahan Esfahani are more than defensible. The toccatas transfer the multi-sectional structure of earlier Baroque ensembles to the keyboard and add chromaticism liberally. The result is dark, brooding, volatile music that emerges from time to time into the light. You could sample anywhere except for the final toccata, which is not like the others: it is a three-section piece resembling the Italian Concerto for keyboard, BWV 971. Try the nearly 15-minute Toccata in D minor, BWV 913, which truly goes all over the map. CD buyers will benefit from an essay by Esfahani that delves further into this strange music. Highly recommended.