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J.S. Bach: Transformations

Baroque Spiritual Virtuosic Uplifting Dramatic
$20.99

Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
Format
CD
Label
Linn Records
Released
Apr 10, 2026
Catalog #
CKD789
UPC
691062078924

About

For her debut solo album of music by J. S. Bach's contemporary Gottlieb Muffat, Gramophone praised pianist and harpsichordist Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya as "an ideal advocate for the music". Now, for her second solo recording for Linn, she turns to Johann Sebastian Bach in Transformations, revealing him as the supreme reinventor who continually refashioned existing material into striking new creations. The recital includes Bach's brilliant reworkings of concertos by Vivaldi and Marcello, expanded with a colour and vitality well beyond the originals. The other works on the programme are extraordinary arrangements of Bach's own music (Adagio in G major and Sonata in D minor), pieces initially written for a different instrument (Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major) and a concerto without orchestra (the Italian Concerto).

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. [Allegro] 02:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. [Allegro]
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  2. 2 II. Larghetto 02:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  3. 3 III. Allegro 02:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  4. 4 I. [Andante] 02:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. [Andante]
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  5. 5 II. Adagio 03:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  6. 6 III. Presto 03:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  7. 7 Keyboard Sonata in G Major, BWV 968 (after BWV 1005) 03:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in G Major, BWV 968 (after BWV 1005)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  8. 8 Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 01:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  9. 9 Prelude 03:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  10. 10 Fugue 05:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  11. 11 Allegro 03:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  12. 12 I. Adagio 03:42
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  13. 13 II. Fuga: Allegro 07:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Fuga: Allegro
    Duration
    07:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  14. 14 III. Andante 04:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  15. 15 IV. Allegro 05:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  16. 16 I. [Allegro] 04:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. [Allegro]
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  17. 17 II. Andante 05:01
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
  18. 18 III. Presto 03:41
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya