Vladimir Ashkenazy – Bach, J.S.: Italian Concerto; French Overture; Aria Variata (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Vladimir Ashkenazy – Bach, J.S.: Italian Concerto; French Overture; Aria Variata (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:31 minutes | 1,20 GB | Genre: Classical
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Significantly, the focus of J.S. Bach’s obituary is almost exclusively on his life as a keyboard player. There is a brief mention of the cantatas, Passions, concertos and the Mass, but with no details matching those of him as a keyboardist — learning to play as a child, developing a career as an adult. Rather, and at considerable length, it tells of his great fame as a player — on harpsichord (before the King of Saxony in Dresden), on organ (before enthusiastic audiences) and even on piano (before the King of Prussia in Potsdam).

However difficult and complex some of his keyboard music was, particularly for the time, it remains wonderfully practical, playable (with practice!) and is, in the way the hands move, positively palpable for the player. It is a unique repertory. The four works recorded here show Bach in various guises as a versatile keyboardist: a young man imitating his elders (BWV 989), an energetic arranger of the new Italian concertos (BWV 974), and as a mature composer of astonishing originality and suavity (BWV 831 and 971).

Tracklist:

01. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Partita (French Overture) in B Minor, BWV 831 – 1. Ouverture (12:52)
02. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Partita (French Overture) in B Minor, BWV 831 – 2. Courante (01:52)
03. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Partita (French Overture) in B Minor, BWV 831 – 3. Gavotte I-II (03:19)
04. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Partita (French Overture) in B Minor, BWV 831 – 4. Passepied I-II (02:28)
05. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Partita (French Overture) in B Minor, BWV 831 – 5. Sarabande (02:58)
06. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Partita (French Overture) in B Minor, BWV 831 – 6. Bourrée I-II (02:39)
07. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Partita (French Overture) in B Minor, BWV 831 – 7. Gigue (02:17)
08. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Partita (French Overture) in B Minor, BWV 831 – 8. Echo (02:46)
09. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Aria (01:53)
10. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio I. Largo (01:29)
11. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio II (00:59)
12. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio III (00:57)
13. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio IV. Allegro (01:01)
14. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio V. Un poco allegro (01:05)
15. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio VI. Andante (01:34)
16. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio VII. Un poco allegro (01:08)
17. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio VIII. Allegro (00:52)
18. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio IX (00:51)
19. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A Minor, BWV 989 – Variatio X (02:11)
20. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 – 1. Allegro (02:28)
21. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 – 2. Adagio (03:51)
22. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 – 3. Presto (03:43)
23. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 – 1. (Allegro) (03:40)
24. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 – 2. Andante (04:45)
25. Vladimir Ashkenazy – Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 – 3. Presto (03:40)

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