Chill With Bach

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
July 1, 2004
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH J.S.
    • PERFORMER
      Pi-Hsien, Cologne, Hae Won, Chen, Bob Van, Camerata Cassovia, Capella Istropolitana, Chang, Asperen
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Pi-hsien Chen

    2. Concerto for 2 violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: Largo ma non troppo

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Alexander Jablokov, Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Oliver von Dohnányi

    3. Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 974: Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Enno Voorhorst

    4. Toccata in C Major, BWV 564: Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Wolfgang Rübsam

    5. Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air, "Air on the G String"

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    6. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Erbarme dich' mein Gott

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Hungarian Festival Choir, Hungarian Radio Children's Choir, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Géza Oberfrank

    7. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. for organ)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Bertalan Hock

    8. Magnificat in D, BWV 243: Et exultavit

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Oxford Schola Cantorum

      Performer: Jayne Whitaker

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    9. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

    10. Ave Maria

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod

      Performer: Nora Shulman, Judy Loman

    11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: II. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    12. Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208, "Hunt Cantata": Schafe konnen sicher weiden (arr. for organ)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Bertalan Hock

    13. Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Kölner Kammerorchester

      Conductor: Helmut Müller-Brühl

    14. Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: II. Siciliano

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Camerata Cassovia

      Performer: Hae Won Chang

      Conductor: Robert Stankovsky

    15. Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Harpsichord in E Major, BWV 1016: III. Adagio ma non troppo

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Lucy van Dael, Bob van Asperen

    16. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Prelude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Alexander Rudin

    17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria DC

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Pi-hsien Chen


CHILL WITH BACH comprises superb Johann Sebastian Bach interpretations selected for their soothing properties. For example, pianist Hae-won Chang plays "Siciliano" from Bach's Piano Concerto in E Major with incredible sensitivity and melodic flow. Her version of this piece relies on subtle dynamic shifts, which in turn create a wonderful depth in the music. Chang's interpretation of this slow movement is profound because of its expressiveness. She avoids the motoric tendency of lesser players and instead brings out the understated symmetry of this melody.
Chen Pi-Hsien's pianistic skills are equally engaging. Performing two themes from the Goldberg Variations, Hsien reveals the harmonic congruity of these themes by also avoiding a mechanized approach. Indeed, Hsien embraces the ebb and flow of Bach's counterpoint; this is essential since Bach's music is so openly fugal. In addition to all the tremendous excerpts found here, this collection also contains Bach's famous piece, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." Performed by a solo pipe organ, this work contains one of Baroque's most contagious melodies.