Bach: Sonatas, Fantasias & Improvisations / Romaniuk, Shibata

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Label
Fuga Libera
Release Date
January 28, 2022
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Anthony Romaniuk, Toshiyuki Shibata
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 28, 2022
    • UPC
      5400439007925
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FUG792
    • LABEL
      Fuga Libera
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Fantasia on a Sarabande (After Bach's Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013: III. Sarabande)

      Composer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    2. I. Adagio ma non tanto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    3. II. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    4. III. Siciliana

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    5. IV. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    6. I. Adagio ma non tanto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    7. II. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    8. III. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    9. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    10. Improvisation (Resonance Arps)

      Composer: Anthony Romaniuk

      Performer: Anthony Romaniuk

    11. I. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    12. II. Largo e dolce

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    13. III. Presto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    14. III. Presto (cont'd.)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk

    15. Fantasia on an Andante (After Bach's Sonata BWV 528: II. Andante)

      Composer: Anthony Romaniuk, Toshiyuki Shibata

      Performer: Toshiyuki Shibata, Anthony Romaniuk


This project represents a starting point in gently opening up the possibilities of incorporating an element of improvisation into the oeuvre of Bach's chamber music. Given that both Toshi and Anthony are improvising musicians, able and willing to extemporize in a variety of genres (jazz, folk music, early music, etc.), but also being devotees of the repertoire and musical language of Bach, it seemed natural to use certain works of Bach’s as a basis for new invention. The result is a fresh approach to Bach, where improvisation is part of the overall soundscape, whether through ornamentation, basso continuo or entire passages opened up for ‘jamming’. The instrumentation for this program is also diverse, with Toshi and Anthony using two instruments each; broadening the timbral spectrum. This project is, for them, a crucial way in exploring just how we can be both faithful to the score and true to ourselves as creative musicians interested in mastering this musical language.