Release Date: 03 February 2023
Label: First Hand Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060216347141
Composer/Series: Tears from Babylon
Description
New piano transcriptions by Greek pianist Alexandra Papastefanou of various Cantatas, an Organ Sonata and a Chorale Prelude by JS Bach, all recorded here for the first time. The famous Myra Hess transcription of Bach's cantata Jesus bleibet meine Freude concludes a fascinating new look at some of Bach's choral and organ works.
Critical Acclaim:
"[Papastefanou] describes her take on Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Her as 'playing with Bach', and that's what she does: starting with a very fast running figure, she titles the tonality dangerously from side to side, setting melodies clashing with each other, and ending on an unapologetically triumphant jazz discord." – BBC Music Magazine (Performance 4 STARS; Recording 4 STARS)
"All in all, this is a fabulous album, wide-ranging in scope and mood, played with reverence and love for the music without resorting to indulgence. I am bowled over by her sense of colour and texture, with real clarity to the voicing; this is Bach playing of a high order." – MusicWeb International
Tracklisting
Noxwode, Conor Gricmanis
ZRI: Ben Harlan, Max Baillie, Matthew Sharp, Joe Banks, Iris Pissaride
Tessa Lark, Jon Batiste, Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Edgar Meyer
Eva Maria Doroszkowska
Claudio Arrau
Shura Cherkassky
David de Winter and The Brook Street Band
Alexander Baillie & Nigel Yandell
Alexandra Papastefanou
Alexandra Papastefanou
Alexandra Papastefanou
Alexandra Papastefanou
Alexandra Papastefanou
