J.S. Bach: The Toccatas

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Audite Musikproduktion
Release Date
February 21, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Jonathan Ferrucci
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 21, 2025
    • UPC
      4022143978264
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ADT97826
    • LABEL
      Audite Musikproduktion
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Moderato

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    2. II. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    3. I. —

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    4. III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    5. IV. Fuga

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    6. I. —

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    7. II. Thema

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    8. III. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    9. IV. Fuga: Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    10. I. —

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    11. II. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    12. III. Allegro and Presto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    13. I. Moderato

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    14. IV. Fuga a 3: Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    15. I. —

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    16. III. Presto e staccato

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    17. I. Presto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    18. II. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    19. 15 Improvisations, FP 63/113/170/176: No. 13 in A Minor

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    20. Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. W. Kempff for piano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci

    21. Le tombeau de Couperin: No. 5. Menuet (version for piano)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Jonathan Ferrucci


Even their genesis seems mysterious: manuscripts of Johann Sebastian Bach's toccatas have not survived. However, it is assumed that the works were composed in the years of his Arnstadt and early Weimar period, when Bach was gradually working his way up to become a renowned organist. And it is no wonder that he chose the toccata as the playground for his development: since the days of the Roman Girolamo Frescobaldi, the toccata was a kind of musical laboratory in which one could try out anything with impunity. There are virtuosic, glittering improvisations next to strict but extremely energetic fugues, expressive arias next to lively, folksy dances. Bach has thus compiled entertaining suites and potpourris with great freedom, but always allowing them to breathe under great dramatic arcs. Jonathan Ferrucci is certain that the toccatas are among Bach's most interesting piano works. 'He is bubbling over with ideas and always creates abrupt contrasts when you least expect them. There is this wild, youthful energy with which he explores all the affects and formal possibilities of the music of the time. And when I play, I feel as if I'm composing the music together with Bach in the moment - that's because of this incredible spontaneity and his delight in invention.' Born in Florence to Italian-Australian parents, Ferrucci's childhood was already characterised by the glorious history of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and the vast Australian landscape.