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J.S. Bach: Pieces for Harpsichord / Belder
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J.S. Bach: Pieces for Harpsichord / Belder

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Pieter-Jan Belder
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Oct 28, 2022
Catalog #
BRI96065
UPC
5028421960654

About

Over a career spanning more than 30 years, the Dutch harpsichordist and conductor Pieter-Jan Belder has become renowned as a Bach interpreter with his surveys in concert and on record of the keyboard and orchestral masterpieces such as The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Brandenburg Concertos and no fewer than three recordings of the Goldberg Variations. On this new album, recorded in 2020 and 2021 on a modern Titus Crijnen copy of a Ruckers model, Pieter-Jan Belder turns to the overlooked corners of Bach’s early writing for the harpsichord. These include standalone fugues, fantasias and suites based on themes by contemporary composers such as Reincken and Albinoni. Nevertheless, there is no sense of routine or technical exercise about them. The pieces here are almost all extrovert, playing to the strengths of the young Bach as a performer as well as composer, and already demonstrating that confidence which would go on to mark his mature compositions.

An appreciation of French flair is discernible in the F minor Suite BWV823 and elsewhere, but the dominant influence is the keyboard writing of Girolamo Frescobaldi, whose toccatas and canzonas were studied by Bach from an early age. The better-known pieces here include the sober and songful Aria variata BWV989 with its courtly French theme, and the E flat Prelude, Fugue and Allegro originally written for lute, but which also finds a happy home on the harpsichord. The most famous but also most uncharacteristic piece is the mysterious Capriccio ‘on the departure of a beloved brother’ which appears to be a work of Bach’s late teenage years, though no definite corroborative proof of its commission or purpose has yet come to light. Rather, it seems unique in Bach’s output as a humorous parody of styles and emotions.

Tracklist 67 tracks

  1. 1 Fantasia in A Minor, BWV 922 07:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fantasia in A Minor, BWV 922
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  2. 2 I. Overture 02:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  3. 3 II. Entree 02:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Entree
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  4. 4 III. Menuet - IV. Trio 02:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Menuet - IV. Trio
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  5. 5 V. Bourree 01:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Bourree
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  6. 6 VI. Gigue 00:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  7. 7 I. Sonata 02:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Sonata
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  8. 8 II. Adagio 00:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  9. 9 III. Fugue 02:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Fugue
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  10. 10 IV. Adagio 00:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  11. 11 V. Fugue, "Thema all'imitatio Gallina Cuccu" 02:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Fugue, "Thema all'imitatio Gallina Cuccu"
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  12. 12 Fugue in D Minor, BWV 948 04:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue in D Minor, BWV 948
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  13. 13 I. Prelude 01:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  14. 14 II. Sarabande en Rondo 03:22
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Sarabande en Rondo
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  15. 15 III. Gigue 01:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Gigue
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  16. 16 Prelude in B Minor, BWV 923 03:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude in B Minor, BWV 923
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  17. 17 Fugue in B Minor on a theme by Albinoni, BWV 951 08:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    Fugue in B Minor on a theme by Albinoni, BWV 951
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  18. 18 I. Prelude: Andante 01:25
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Prelude: Andante
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  19. 19 II. Allemande 02:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  20. 20 III. Courante 01:56
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  21. 21 IV. Sarabande - V. Double: Allegro 01:55
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Sarabande - V. Double: Allegro
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  22. 22 VI. Air: Allegro 01:24
    Track
    22
    Title
    VI. Air: Allegro
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  23. 23 Prelude 00:42
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  24. 24 Fugue 02:26
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  25. 25 Capriccio in E Major, BWV 993 06:10
    Track
    25
    Title
    Capriccio in E Major, BWV 993
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  26. 26 I. Arioso: Adagio 01:54
    Track
    26
    Title
    I. Arioso: Adagio
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  27. 27 II. — 01:40
    Track
    27
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  28. 28 III. Adagiosissimo 03:08
    Track
    28
    Title
    III. Adagiosissimo
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  29. 29 IV. — 00:40
    Track
    29
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  30. 30 V. Aria di Postiglione: Allegro poco 01:00
    Track
    30
    Title
    V. Aria di Postiglione: Allegro poco
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  31. 31 VI. Fugue all'imitatione di Posta 02:34
    Track
    31
    Title
    VI. Fugue all'imitatione di Posta
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  32. 32 I. Allemande 02:45
    Track
    32
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  33. 33 II. Air pour les Trompettes 03:06
    Track
    33
    Title
    II. Air pour les Trompettes
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  34. 34 III. Sarabande 02:10
    Track
    34
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  35. 35 IV. Bourree 00:55
    Track
    35
    Title
    IV. Bourree
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  36. 36 V. Gigue 01:15
    Track
    36
    Title
    V. Gigue
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  37. 37 Fugue in C Major, BWV 946 02:49
    Track
    37
    Title
    Fugue in C Major, BWV 946
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  38. 38 Fantasia 01:40
    Track
    38
    Title
    Fantasia
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  39. 39 Fugue 05:52
    Track
    39
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  40. 40 Fugue in A Major on a theme by Albinoni, BWV 950 05:40
    Track
    40
    Title
    Fugue in A Major on a theme by Albinoni, BWV 950
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  41. 41 Prelude in C Minor, BWV 921 02:59
    Track
    41
    Title
    Prelude in C Minor, BWV 921
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  42. 42 Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 1121 03:03
    Track
    42
    Title
    Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 1121
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  43. 43 Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, BWV 967 03:27
    Track
    43
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, BWV 967
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  44. 44 Fantasia in G Minor, BWV 917, "Fantasia duobus subjectis" 02:09
    Track
    44
    Title
    Fantasia in G Minor, BWV 917, "Fantasia duobus subjectis"
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  45. 45 Fugue in A Minor, BWV 947 03:39
    Track
    45
    Title
    Fugue in A Minor, BWV 947
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  46. 46 Canzona in D Minor, BWV 588 05:08
    Track
    46
    Title
    Canzona in D Minor, BWV 588
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  47. 47 Fugue in A Major, BWV 949 04:08
    Track
    47
    Title
    Fugue in A Major, BWV 949
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  48. 48 French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a (variante): I. Prelude 01:41
    Track
    48
    Title
    French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a (variante): I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  49. 49 Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 955 05:20
    Track
    49
    Title
    Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 955
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  50. 50 Aria variata in A Minor, BWV 989 15:49
    Track
    50
    Title
    Aria variata in A Minor, BWV 989
    Duration
    15:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  51. 51 I. Adagio 01:47
    Track
    51
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  52. 52 II. Fuga: Allegro 03:44
    Track
    52
    Title
    II. Fuga: Allegro
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  53. 53 III. Adagio 00:27
    Track
    53
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  54. 54 IV. Presto 00:36
    Track
    54
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  55. 55 V. Allemande 04:47
    Track
    55
    Title
    V. Allemande
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  56. 56 VI. Courante 02:24
    Track
    56
    Title
    VI. Courante
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  57. 57 VII. Sarabande 02:08
    Track
    57
    Title
    VII. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  58. 58 VIII. Gigue 06:44
    Track
    58
    Title
    VIII. Gigue
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  59. 59 Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 954 04:13
    Track
    59
    Title
    Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 954
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  60. 60 I. Praeludium 01:46
    Track
    60
    Title
    I. Praeludium
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  61. 61 II. Fuga 04:06
    Track
    61
    Title
    II. Fuga
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  62. 62 III. Adagio 00:45
    Track
    62
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  63. 63 III. [Allegro] 00:38
    Track
    63
    Title
    III. [Allegro]
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  64. 64 IV. Allemande 03:54
    Track
    64
    Title
    IV. Allemande
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  65. 65 Prelude 03:03
    Track
    65
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  66. 66 Fugue 05:39
    Track
    66
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder
  67. 67 Allegro 03:23
    Track
    67
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Pieter-Jan Belder