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Sonya Bach plays JS Bach

Keyboard Concertos

Sonya Bach (piano)

Sonya Bach plays JS Bach

Awards:

Bach plays with eloquent precision and, quite apart from her immaculate technique, there are many things to enjoy here: the clean, jewel-like tone, alert articulation and stylish ornamentation…If...

Sonya Bach plays JS Bach

Keyboard Concertos

Sonya Bach (piano)

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Bach plays with eloquent precision and, quite apart from her immaculate technique, there are many things to enjoy here: the clean, jewel-like tone, alert articulation and stylish ornamentation…If...

About

Korean pianist Sonya Bach studied with Lazar Berman and Alicia de Larrocha, and is a Steinway artist. For such a great virtuoso of both harpsichord and organ, it is remarkable that J.S Bach composed only one original work for keyboard and orchestra: the 5th Brandenburg Concerto which with its huge 65 bar cadenza in the first movement created the blue print for all piano concertos that followed. However, Bach, the great arranger, turned to his other concertos and created 7 (No.6 omitted here is for keyboard, 2 flutes and strings) concertos that give us an idea of his ability as a player, but also his genius in transcription, often taking great liberties with the original material to create new concertos. Bach performed these concertos at social gatherings of the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig, and he directed from the keyboard.

Contents and tracklist

I. (Allegro)
Track length3:21
II. Largo
Track length2:56
III. Presto
Track length3:29
I. Allegro
Track length7:38
II. Adagio
Track length5:45
III. Allegro
Track length7:25
I. (Allegro)
Track length7:47
II. Siciliano
Track length4:15
III. Allegro
Track length6:17
I. (Allegro)
Track length3:31
II. Andante
Track length5:25
III. Allegro assai
Track length3:12
I. Allegro
Track length3:56
II. Larghetto
Track length4:38
III. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length4:26
I. (Allegro)
Track length6:50
II. Adagio e piano sempre
Track length5:34
III. Allegro
Track length2:36
I. Allegro
Track length4:06
II. Andante
Track length6:08
III. Presto
Track length3:34

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Awards and reviews

  • Presto Editor's Choice
    September 2017

Christmas 2017

Bach plays with eloquent precision and, quite apart from her immaculate technique, there are many things to enjoy here: the clean, jewel-like tone, alert articulation and stylish ornamentation…If you like your Bach to sound more like Mendelssohn, rich and Romantic with dynamic swells and contrasts, then these technically assured performances may well appeal.
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