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J Bach S / Williams - Piano Music By J.S. Bach & Arvo Part (CD)

J Bach S / Williams - Piano Music By J.S. Bach & Arvo Part (CD)

Somm Recordings and former BBC Young Musician Competition prize- winner Cordelia Williams present two sublime voices together for the first time on album in a poetic and probing coupling of the solo piano music of JS Bach - musical laureate of 17th-century Protestantism - and Arvo Pärt, principal voice of contemporary Holy Minimalism. Although a quarter of a millennia separates their births, both share a conviction that faith in God, as Williams notes in her introductory essay, "is the foundation of the creation of music." This pioneering coupling of the two composers reveals a surprising latticework of connections in their constant, shared striving for economy and essence. Pärt's signature chiming 'tintinnabuli' style is beautifully evoked in three pieces designed to console and comfort their dedicatees: the tolling, melancholic profundity of Für Alina; the quietly majestic and moving Für Anna Maria and the limpid, liquid invention of Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka. Composed for his 10-year-old son, Wilhelm Friedemann (himself later a composer of distinction), Bach's twin sets of 15 Two-part Inventions (BWV 772-86) and 15 Three-part Sinfonias (BWV 787-801) are much more than mere pedagogic primers. Williams finds in them a richness of technical design far beyond their apparent simplicity. Here, Williams reverts to Bach's original ordering of the pieces to chart a subtly revealing way through music as intimate as it is illuminating.

Tracklist:

  1. Für Anna Maria
  2. 2-Part Inventions: No. 1 In C Major, Bwv 772
  3. 2-Part Inventions: No. 4 In D Minor, Bwv 775
  4. 2-Part Inventions: No. 7 In E Minor, Bwv 778
  5. 2-Part Inventions: No. 8 In F Major, Bwv 779
  6. 2-Part Inventions: No. 10 In G Major, Bwv 781
  7. 2-Part Inventions: No. 13 In A Minor, Bwv 784
  8. 2-Part Inventions: No. 15 In B Minor, Bwv 786
  9. 2-Part Inventions: No. 14 In B-Flat Major, Bwv 785
  10. 2-Part Inventions: No. 12 In A Major, Bwv 783
  11. 2-Part Inventions: No. 11 In G Minor, Bwv 782
  12. 2-Part Inventions: No. 9 In F Minor, Bwv 780
  13. 2-Part Inventions: No. 6 In E Major, Bwv 777
  14. 2-Part Inventions: No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Bwv 776
  15. 2-Part Inventions: No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 774
  16. 2-Part Inventions: No. 2 In C Minor, Bwv 773
  17. Für Alina
  18. 3-Part Inventions: No. 1 In C Major, Bwv 787
  19. 3-Part Inventions: No. 4 In D Minor, Bwv 790
  20. 3-Part Inventions: No. 7 In E Minor, Bwv 793
  21. 3-Part Inventions: No. 8 In F Major, Bwv 794
  22. 3-Part Inventions: No. 10 In G Major, Bwv 796
  23. 3-Part Inventions: No. 13 In A Minor, Bwv 799
  24. 3-Part Inventions: No. 15 In B Minor, Bwv 801
  25. 3-Part Inventions: No. 14 In B-Flat Major, Bwv 800
  26. 3-Part Inventions: No. 12 In A Major, Bwv 798
  27. 3-Part Inventions: No. 11 In G Minor, Bwv 797
  28. 3-Part Inventions: No. 9 In F Minor, Bwv 795
  29. 3-Part Inventions: No. 6 In E Major, Bwv 792
  30. 3-Part Inventions: No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Bwv 791
  31. 3-Part Inventions: No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 789
  32. 3-Part Inventions: No. 2 In C Minor, Bwv 788
  33. Variationen Zur Gesundung Von Arinuschka
  34. Prelude In C Major, Bwv 924

UPC: 748871018624
Label: Somm Recordings
Release Date: 10.26.18
Format: CD

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Somm Recordings and former BBC Young Musician Competition prize- winner Cordelia Williams present two sublime voices together for the first time on album in a poetic and probing coupling of the solo piano music of JS Bach - musical laureate of 17th-century Protestantism - and Arvo Pärt, principal voice of contemporary Holy Minimalism. Although a quarter of a millennia separates their births, both share a conviction that faith in God, as Williams notes in her introductory essay, "is the foundation of the creation of music." This pioneering coupling of the two composers reveals a surprising latticework of connections in their constant, shared striving for economy and essence. Pärt's signature chiming 'tintinnabuli' style is beautifully evoked in three pieces designed to console and comfort their dedicatees: the tolling, melancholic profundity of Für Alina; the quietly majestic and moving Für Anna Maria and the limpid, liquid invention of Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka. Composed for his 10-year-old son, Wilhelm Friedemann (himself later a composer of distinction), Bach's twin sets of 15 Two-part Inventions (BWV 772-86) and 15 Three-part Sinfonias (BWV 787-801) are much more than mere pedagogic primers. Williams finds in them a richness of technical design far beyond their apparent simplicity. Here, Williams reverts to Bach's original ordering of the pieces to chart a subtly revealing way through music as intimate as it is illuminating.

Tracklist:

  1. Für Anna Maria
  2. 2-Part Inventions: No. 1 In C Major, Bwv 772
  3. 2-Part Inventions: No. 4 In D Minor, Bwv 775
  4. 2-Part Inventions: No. 7 In E Minor, Bwv 778
  5. 2-Part Inventions: No. 8 In F Major, Bwv 779
  6. 2-Part Inventions: No. 10 In G Major, Bwv 781
  7. 2-Part Inventions: No. 13 In A Minor, Bwv 784
  8. 2-Part Inventions: No. 15 In B Minor, Bwv 786
  9. 2-Part Inventions: No. 14 In B-Flat Major, Bwv 785
  10. 2-Part Inventions: No. 12 In A Major, Bwv 783
  11. 2-Part Inventions: No. 11 In G Minor, Bwv 782
  12. 2-Part Inventions: No. 9 In F Minor, Bwv 780
  13. 2-Part Inventions: No. 6 In E Major, Bwv 777
  14. 2-Part Inventions: No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Bwv 776
  15. 2-Part Inventions: No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 774
  16. 2-Part Inventions: No. 2 In C Minor, Bwv 773
  17. Für Alina
  18. 3-Part Inventions: No. 1 In C Major, Bwv 787
  19. 3-Part Inventions: No. 4 In D Minor, Bwv 790
  20. 3-Part Inventions: No. 7 In E Minor, Bwv 793
  21. 3-Part Inventions: No. 8 In F Major, Bwv 794
  22. 3-Part Inventions: No. 10 In G Major, Bwv 796
  23. 3-Part Inventions: No. 13 In A Minor, Bwv 799
  24. 3-Part Inventions: No. 15 In B Minor, Bwv 801
  25. 3-Part Inventions: No. 14 In B-Flat Major, Bwv 800
  26. 3-Part Inventions: No. 12 In A Major, Bwv 798
  27. 3-Part Inventions: No. 11 In G Minor, Bwv 797
  28. 3-Part Inventions: No. 9 In F Minor, Bwv 795
  29. 3-Part Inventions: No. 6 In E Major, Bwv 792
  30. 3-Part Inventions: No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Bwv 791
  31. 3-Part Inventions: No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 789
  32. 3-Part Inventions: No. 2 In C Minor, Bwv 788
  33. Variationen Zur Gesundung Von Arinuschka
  34. Prelude In C Major, Bwv 924

UPC: 748871018624
Label: Somm Recordings
Release Date: 10.26.18
Format: CD