Alexandre Tharaud - Bach

An album dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach piano solo, follows Alexandre Tharaud's very original Four Hands project. The protean French pianist brings a programme concentrating on Bach on the piano - in this instance mostly in his own transcriptions such as the Lute Suite BWV 996, the Johannes-Passion BWV 245 and many others. The album also features a few Bach HITS: Sicilienne BWV 1031, the famous Bach/Gounod Ave Maria and the Adagio from the Keyboard Concerto BWV 974, after Alessandro Marcello Adagio.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto)
2. Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996: V. Bourrée (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
3. Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Herr Unser Herrscher" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
4. Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
5. Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Prélude
6. Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Sarabande
7. Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Menuet
8. Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Courante
9. Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Allemande
10. Keyboard Suite in a Minor, BWV 818A: Gigue
11. Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 49, Aria. "Aus Liebe Will Mein Heiland Sterben" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
12. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
13. Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906: I. Fantasia
14. Organ Concerto in D minor, BWV 596: III. Largo E Spiccato "Siciliano" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
15. Prelude in C minor, BWV 999
16. Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996: Prélude (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
17. Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996: Sarabande (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
18. Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996: Allemande (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
19. Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996: Gigue (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
20. Prelude in C Major, BWV 924
21. Prelude in D minor, BWV 926
22. Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 15, Choral. "Erkenne Mich, Mein Hüter" (Transcr. Wiéner for Piano)
23. Flute Partita in a Minor, BWV 1013: I. Allemande (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)
24. Nun Ruhen Alle Wälder, BWV 756 (Transcr. Wiéner for Piano)
25. Ave Maria (Meditation After Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846)