David Fray, Emmanuel Christien, Audrey Vigoureux & Jacques Rouvier - Bach: Concertos for 2, 3 & 4 Pianos (2018)
David Fray, Emmanuel Christien, Audrey Vigoureux & Jacques Rouvier - Bach: Concertos for 2, 3 & 4 Pianos (2018)
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Classical | Label: Warner Classics, Erato Records
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 308 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 166 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:09:08
Classical | Label: Warner Classics, Erato Records
The music on this album gives rise to two intriguing questions. Firstly, are these concertos original Bachian creations? Secondly, should they be played on modern pianos. The two issues are in fact closely linked by the idea of transcription.Tracklist:
Four of the keyboard concertos recorded here derive either from works originally composed by Bach for other instruments (this is true of the Concerto in C minor, BWV 1062 for two harpsichords – a transcription of the celebrated and exceptional Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043), or from works by Bach of which we are more or less aware, but whose initial versions have not survived. This applies to the Concerto in C major, BWV 1061 and the Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060. As for the Concerto in A minor, BWV 1065 for four harpsichords, it is a reworking of the tenth concerto from Vivaldi’s L’Estro armonico, op.3, for four violins.
David Fray, piano
Jacques Rouvier, piano
Audrey Vigoureux, piano
Emmanuel Christien, piano
AllMusic Review by James Manheim
This is certainly a Bach reading that leans toward the old school: not only are pianos used, but there's a good deal of pedal that produces rather Chopinesque slow movements. Sample that of the Concerto in A minor for four pianos, BWV 1065, to see whether you find the approach at all sympathetic; 50 years ago it would have been simply normal Bach performance, especially given that the String Ensemble of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, like the first wave of Italian Baroque orchestras, is slimmer than the symphony orchestras that brought Bach down from the Romantics. If you are down with it, you'll find performances here that are enjoyable in many ways. These concertos were all transcribed from other works, including in one case (the four-piano concerto) a concerto for four violins by Vivaldi. The talents of lead pianist and director David Fray are well-suited to this aspect of Bach's genius: Bach fools with the texture of the originals, and Fray's playful, varied attacks draw attention to what's happening. Another attractive feature is that the four pianists involved make up, in Fray's words, "a family affair"; Fray, Audrey Vigoureux, and Emmanuel Christien were all students of the fourth player, Jacques Rouvier, at the Paris Conservatory, and the interchange among the players in all these concertos is lively and unforced. The downside here, and it's major, is the sound: the Carmelite Chapel in Toulouse is a lovely structure, but acoustically it bears little resemblance to the domestic settings for which these concertos were made, and in the Concerto for four pianos it produces little more than a Spectoresque Wall of Sound. In the pair of two-piano concertos, you are a bit more able to hear what's going on. Even with this drawback, this is an enjoyable Bach concerto recording.
1. Bach, JS: Concerto for 4 Pianos in A Minor, BWV 1065: I. Allegro
2. Bach, JS: Concerto for 4 Pianos in A Minor, BWV 1065: II. Largo
3. Bach, JS: Concerto for 4 Pianos in A Minor, BWV 1065: III. Allegro
4. Bach, JS: Concerto for 3 Pianos in D Minor, BWV 1063: I. [No tempo indication]
5. Bach, JS: Concerto for 3 Pianos in D Minor, BWV 1063: II. Alla Siciliana
6. Bach, JS: Concerto for 3 Pianos in D Minor, BWV 1063: III. Allegro
7. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Minor, BWV 1062: I. Vivace
8. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Minor, BWV 1062: II. Largo ma non tanto
9. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Minor, BWV 1062: III. Allegro assai
10. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Major, BWV 1061: I. Allegro
11. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Major, BWV 1061: II. Adagio ovvero largo
12. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Major, BWV 1061: III. Fuga
13. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro
14. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Minor, BWV 1060: II. Adagio
15. Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Pianos in C Minor, BWV 1060: III. Allegro
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