Luc Beauséjour - BACH - un itinéraire (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Harpsichordist and organist Luc Beauséjour makes his ATMA Classique debut with the album BACH : un itinéraire. This musical biography of Bach follows an itinerary of different locations where the composer worked or held posts. “The various jobs Johann Sebastian Bach held during his life, whether working for a prince or a municipality, influenced his musical production. I have selected one piece written at each of the places in which Bach worked, so this recording project offers a panorama of his works for harpsichord. Unlike the other genres in which Bach wrote, he continued producing harpsichord works throughout his life,” says Luc Beauséjour.

Each track on this album invites the listener to discover the pieces that marked Bach’s career. It was at the age of 18 that he composed his Capriccio on the departure of his beloved brother, BWV 992, during his stay in Arnstadt or Luneburg. Over the next few decades, he composed the Fantasy in G Minor, BWV 917 (Weimar); the French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816, and the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 603 (Cöthen/Leipzig); the Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat Major, BWV 998 (Leipzig); and the three-part Ricercare from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079 (Potsdam).

TRACKLIST

1. Luc Beauséjour - I. Allemande
2. Luc Beauséjour - II. Courante
3. Luc Beauséjour - III. Sarabande
4. Luc Beauséjour - IV. Gavotte
5. Luc Beauséjour - V. Bourrée
6. Luc Beauséjour - VI. Loure
7. Luc Beauséjour - VII. Gigue
8. Luc Beauséjour - I. Arioso (Adagio)
9. Luc Beauséjour - II. They Picture the Dangers Which May Befall Him
10. Luc Beauséjour - III. Adagisissimo - The Friends' Lament
11. Luc Beauséjour - IV. Since He Cannot Be Dissuaded, They Say Farewell
12. Luc Beauséjour - V. Allegro poco. Aria of the Postilion
13. Luc Beauséjour - VI. Fugue in Imitation of the Postilion's Horn
14. Luc Beauséjour - Fantasia in G Minor, BWV 917
15. Luc Beauséjour - Fantasy
16. Luc Beauséjour - Fugue
17. Luc Beauséjour - Prelude
18. Luc Beauséjour - Fugue
19. Luc Beauséjour - Allegro
20. Luc Beauséjour - The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercare a 3 in C Minor



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