Benjamin Alard – J.S. Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 1 (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

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“Geniuses are not born but (self-)made. Bach’s youth was a vast field of observation. From the years of apprenticeship in Ohrdruf, where his precocious artistic sensibility was dazzlingly demonstrated, to his first major post as organist at Arnstadt, Bach constantly enriched his musical culture, underpinned by a strong family tradition and driven by iconic respect for the old masters, crucial affinities and unfailing curiosity. As the prelude to a complete recording of a new kind, the eloquence and vigilant intelligence of the admirable Benjamin Alard’s playing are the ideal medium to reveal the technical mastery of Bach’s early keyboard works and convey the essence of this young composer’s musical discourse at a time when he was already measuring himself against the yardstick of predecessors and contemporaries alike.

“Alard is equally accomplished on both the organ and the harpsichord and moves from one to the other with facility…Alard’s playing is a delight, clean and sensible, with striking agogic expressive power…This is a project to watch with anticipation.” (Gramophone Magazine)

Tracklist:

1-1. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (01:25)
1-2. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fantasia in C Major, BWV 570 (02:36)
1-3. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her in C Major, BWV 700 (03:22)
1-4. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Bergamasca, F12.46 (05:26)
1-5. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major (05:05)
1-6. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Suonata quarta_ Hiskia agonizzante e risanato (07:03)
1-7. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 1091 (02:35)
1-8. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt, BWV 1113 (02:24)
1-9. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Vater unser im Himmelreich (04:54)
1-10. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 1112 (01:58)
1-11. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fugue on a theme by Tomaso Albinoni in C Major, BWV 946 (03:08)
1-12. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fugue in A Major, BWV 949 (04:37)
1-13. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Wie nach eine Wasserquelle, BWV 1119 (02:16)
1-14. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Ehre sei dir, Christe, der du leidest Not, BWV 1097 (02:20)
1-15. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Gott, durch deine Gute, BWV 724_ Choral (01:58)
1-16. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – O Jesu, wie ist dein Gestalt, BWV 1094 (03:00)
1-17. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Canzona (03:25)
1-18. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – An Wasserflussen Babylon (05:27)
1-19. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Suite in D minor (Excerpts): Prelude – Sarabande – Chaconne (10:04)
1-20. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 551 (05:52)
1-21. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Point d’orgue sur les grands jeux (03:09)
1-22. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 549a (05:54)
1-23. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 741 (04:30)
1-24. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 1105 (03:10)
1-25. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 1092 (02:16)
1-26. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Werde munter, mein Gemute, BWV 1118 (02:33)
1-27. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Gut, BWV 957 (02:12)
1-28. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr, BWV 1115 04_52 (04:52)
1-29. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – In Honorem Johann Christoph Bachii Ohrdrufiensis in E Major, BWV 993 (07:45)
1-30. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Sonata in A Minor, BWV 967 (03:48)
1-31. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fugue in A Minor, BWV 947 (03:34)
1-32. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 896 (03:32)
1-33. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Herr Jesu Christ, du hochstes Gut, BWV 1114 (04:34)
1-34. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Alle Menschen mussen sterben, BWV 1117 (02:40)
1-35. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Partite diverse Sopra il Chorale Ach, was soll ich Sunder machenp. di J: S: Bach, BWV 770 (14:33)
1-36. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 1116 (02:36)
1-37. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 1099 (04:01)
1-38. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Choral Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben BWV 1111 (02:59)
1-39. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 531 (07:09)
1-40. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 1121 (03:21)
1-41. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Capriccio B sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo in B Major, BWV 992 (10:15)
1-42. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Prelude and Partita del tuono terzo in F Major, BWV 833: Praeludium – Allemande – Courante – Sarabande & double (allegro) – Aria (07:25)
1-43. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Suite in A Major, BWV 832: Allemande – Air pour les trompettes – Sarabande – Bourree – Gigue (06:38)
1-44. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Aria variata in A Minor, BWV 989 (09:55)
1-45. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 535a (06:20)
1-46. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Sonata in D Major, BWV 963 (10:04)
1-47. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fugue on a theme by Tomaso Albinoni in A Major, BWV 950 (05:25)
1-48. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fantasia in G Major, BWV 571 (07:43)
1-49. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 533 (04:37)
1-50. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fantasia (and Imitatio) in B Minor, BWV 563 (04:24)
1-51. Benjamin Alard & Gerlinde Säman – Fugue in B Minor, BWV 951a (on a theme by Tomaso Albinoni) (06:44)