Bach Passacaglia, BWV (five versions)

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Johann Sebastian Bach

Label: Signum

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 73

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: SIGX9300

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
Passacaglia and Fugue Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Christian Rieger, Organ
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
A thought-provoking attempt to prise open the most imposing work of the organ repertoire contrasts an urtyp account on a 1769 Silbermann with arrangements by Reger (a characteristically texturally dense re-imagining for four-hand piano); Stokowski (plush, swooning orchestrations substituting Bach’s compelling complexities); d’Albert (crystalline precision on solo piano); and Liszt/Topfer (unapologetically romantic and rubato-rich). Solid performances and good sound help focus the intriguing and multiple lines of thought. Michael Quinn

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