Bach

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Label
Incises Records
Release Date
June 14, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      D!Ssonanti
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 14, 2024
    • UPC
      3701174600245
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      INC006
    • LABEL
      Incises Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893: Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    2. 18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale": Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (arr. A. Torunczyk for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    3. Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    4. Fantasia and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 904 (arr. A. Torunczyk for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    5. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaconna (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    6. 6 Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650: Wo soll ich fliehen hin (Auf meinen lieben Gott), BWV 646 (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    7. Pedal-Exercitium in G Minor, BWV 598 (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    8. Schmuchke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 759 (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    9. Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud, BWV 710 (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    10. Allein Gott in der Höh'sei Ehr', BWV 676 (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti

    11. Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (arr. S. Marq for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: D!ssonanti


Johann Sebastian Bach never hesitated to adapt, rework and truly metamorphose his own music with remarkable aplomb. There is no shortage of examples. It is this model of transcription that the D!ssonanti ensemble has sought to follow in the programme on this disc. With the notable exception of the Ciaccona BWV 1004, originally written for solo violin - and already the subject of countless transcriptions throughout the ages - they have for the most part drawn on the keyboard repertoire, and in particular the great organ, an instrument that is both fascinating and sometimes a little intimidating. The Passacaglia and Thema Fugatum BWV 582, almost always written for four voices, is the culmination of this repertoire. Each of the members of the ensemble, in the course of a busy life spent in contact with Bach's music played on period instruments and with a concern for authenticity in the most prestigious ensembles (Les Arts Florissants, Pygmalion, Freiburger Barockorchester, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Concerto Copenhagen...), have acquired sufficient proximity to his musical language to respect, if not the letter, at least the spirit. "Our hope is to use these adaptations to show Bach in a light that is both new and familiar. A protean Bach that we've had a lot of fun imagining - and the treasure chest we've opened is not about to close again...".