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La Dolce Volta

Plein jeu – Bach & Busoni

Baroque Spiritual Virtuosic Uplifting Dramatic
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Jean-Philippe Collard
Format
CD
Label
La Dolce Volta
Released
Oct 31, 2025
Catalog #
LDV139
UPC
3760419360467

About

A unique achievement in Jean-Philippe Collard's discography, this piano programme devoted to Busoni's transcriptions of Bach's organ works is the result of a deep desire and represents a great accomplishment. Jean-Philippe Collard has been driven by three objectives : to immerse himself in Bach's organ music, to which he has always been attached; to reconnect this passion back to a youth nourished by the great sacred works of the Cantor; and to pay tribute to his musician father, who instilled this culture in him and continues to inspire him today. There is also the ambition of creating an innovative project, outside of the repertoires that have established his talent, following some sixty recordings, and at the height of an artistic career that calls for a form of synthesis, not of his career, but of a family history with the piano, of which Bach seems to him to be the greatest common denominator. The accomplishment is therefore multifaceted. Firstly, it is a sound that fully satisfies the performer, whose memories of organ works are enhanced by the breadth they acquire on the piano thanks to Busoni. It also embodies the very idea of recording itself, to which this extraordinary pianistic material gives, more than anything else, it's justification, according to Jean-Philippe Collard. For him, it is still a matter of perfecting the pianistic gesture, through an almost physiological notion of harmony between the writing and the music that is etched into the hand. Finally, it is the pianistic skill that this programme displays, serving the pleasure of a sound craftsman who feels that he has come full circle. What more could one ask for, he ponders. Borrowing from organ terminology, the expression 'full organ' here symbolically expresses the notion of plenitude and the magnitude of a total pianistic undertaking.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Prelude: Moderato - Alla breve - Adagio — 06:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude: Moderato - Alla breve - Adagio —
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  2. 2 Fugue: Allegro moderato 07:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  3. 3 Preludio, quasi improvisando - Tempo moderato 07:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    Preludio, quasi improvisando - Tempo moderato
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  4. 4 Intermezzo: Adagio 05:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    Intermezzo: Adagio
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  5. 5 Fugue: Moderatamente scherzando, un poco umoristico 05:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fugue: Moderatamente scherzando, un poco umoristico
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  6. 6 Das Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. F. Busoni for piano) 03:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Das Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. F. Busoni for piano)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  7. 7 Prelude 09:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  8. 8 Fugue 07:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  9. 9 18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale": Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (arr. F. Busoni for piano) 05:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale": Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (arr. F. Busoni for piano)
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  10. 10 Toccata: Adagio - Prestissimo 02:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    Toccata: Adagio - Prestissimo
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard
  11. 11 Fuga: Allegro sostenuto 07:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    Fuga: Allegro sostenuto
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jean-Philippe Collard