Wuorinen & J.S. Bach: A Tribute / Beck
American pianist Steven Beck’s new recording combines seven intriguing compositions by Charles Wuorinen with two acknowledged masterpieces by J.S. Bach: the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; and Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One. The unusual pairing of the two composers was chosen by Beck in recollection of a performance of the Goldbergs he gave at the home of Charles Wuorinen. Beck's choice of the Bach prelude and fugue also honors the last Bach piece Wuorinen practiced, during his final months. Steven Beck's virtuosity has been heard on numerous Bridge recordings, most recently, George Walker's Five Piano Sonatas (BRIDGE 9554).
REVIEWS:
Steven Beck, an excellent pianist and champion of contemporary music, was the committed soloist, deftly revealing the elegiac and frenetic moods of this rhythmically and harmonically complex work.
-- New York Times, on Beck's world premiere performance of The Haroun Piano Book
Product Description:
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Release Date: January 20, 2023
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UPC: 090404957321
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Catalog Number: BCD9573A/B
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Label: Bridge Records
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Number of Discs: 2
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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Wuorinen
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Performer: Steven Beck
Works:
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The Haroun Piano Book
Composer: Charles Wuorinen
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)
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Etude (for Chords and Dynamic Balance)
Composer: Charles Wuorinen
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)
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Doubletake
Composer: Charles Wuorinen
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)
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Heart Shadow
Composer: Charles Wuorinen
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)
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Intrada
Composer: Charles Wuorinen
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)
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Adagio
Composer: Charles Wuorinen
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)
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Scherzo
Composer: Charles Wuorinen
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)
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Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Steven Beck (Piano)