Various Artists
Peaceful Bach (2CD)
Bach is universal, and this selection reveals the contemplative side of the great composer. Artists from Murray Perahia to Avi Avital, and Lisa Batiasvili to the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra come together to offer original tracks and transcriptions.
"Bach is a colossus … he has said all there is to say" - Charles Gounod
TRACK LIST
CD 1
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria - Francesco Tristano
- Concerto for harpsichord, strings and basso continuo No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II Largo - Adapted for mandolin and orchestra by Avi Avital Avi Avital, Kammerakademie Potsdam
- The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV 857: Fugue in F Minor - Emerson String Quartet
- Cantata: "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147: I Coro - Arranged by Guillermo Figueroa / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV 849: II Fugue in C Sharp Minor - Hélène Grimaud
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: II Andante - Giuliano Carmignola, Concerto Köln
- Partita No. 1 in B Flat Major, BWV 825: Sarabande - Rafal Blechacz
- Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord No 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029: II Adagio - Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich
- Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II Allemande - Transcribed for solo guitar by Goran Söllscher / Goran Söllscher
- Double Concerto for two violins, strings and basso continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043: II Largo - Hilary Hahn, Margaret Batjer, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
- St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Aria "Erbarme dich" - Albrecht Mayer, Sinfonia Varsovia
- Suite in E for Lute, BWV 1006a - Pepe Romero
- English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: IV Sarabande - Angela Hewitt
- "Widerstehe doch der Sünde", BWV 54 - Transcribed by Víkingur Ólafsson / Víkingur Ólafsson
- "Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf", BWV 617 - Transcribed for piano by Ferruccio Busoni / Kun-Woo Paik
- Concerto for oboe d´amore, BWV 209: II Andante - Albrecht Mayer, The English Concert
- Cantata: "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe", BWV 22: Sanctify us - Transcribed for piano by Cohen / Alicia de Larrocha
- The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I - Version for string quartet / Emerson String Quartet
CD 2
- Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
- Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: II Adagio - Hélène Grimaud, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: II Adagio - Daniel Lozakovich, Kammerorchester des Symphonieorchesters des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Flute Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 1034: III Andante - Adapted for Mandolin and Continuo by Avi Avital / Avi Avital
- Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: II Andante - Rafal Blechacz
- Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012: IV Sarabande - Jian Wang
- Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 - Caledonio Romero
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 15 Canone alla Quinta in moto contrario - Andrei Gavrilov
- Sonata No. 2 in E Flat Major, BWV 1031: II Siciliano - Albrecht Mayer, Sinfonia Varsovia
- Concerto for two harpsichords, strings and basso continuo in C Minor, BWV 1060: II Adagio - Reconstruction for oboe, violin, strings and basso continuo / Lisa Bathiashvili
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 21 Canone alla Settima - Arranged for harp by Catrin Finch / Catrin Finch
- French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: III Sarabande - Nicanor Zabaleta
- Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I Prelude - Transcribed for solo guitar by Goran Söllscher / Goran Söllscher
- "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 659 - Pacho Flores, Jörg Strodthoff
- French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: III Sarabande - Murray Perahia
- Adagio in G, BWV 146: Arioso - Arranged for cello by Julian Lloyd Webber / Julian Lloyd Webber, John Lenehan
- Concerto for oboe, BWV 105, 170 & 49: II Andante - Albrecht Mayer, The English Concert
- "Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier", BWV 731 - Arranged for piano by Cohen / Alicia de Larrocha
- Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: Adagio - Heinz Holliger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Prelude (Recomposed by Peter Gregson: Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007) - Peter Gregson