Release Date: 01 June 2009
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 034571176833
Description
Hyperionâs Bach piano transcription series, which has done so much to illustrate the unique effect of Bach on the nineteenth-century mind, has reached volume 7 with the complete transcriptions by Max Reger.
Reger was described by his contemporaries as âthe modern-day Bachâ, partly because of his frequent use of fugue and other characteristic forms. His skills as a pianist were matched by his abilities as an organistâa situation that influenced his a profound understanding of Bachâs counterpoint. Therefore it is fascinating to see the composerâs direct response to his predecessor.
In the young German virtuoso Markus Becker we have the ideal performer: he has already recorded the complete original piano works of Reger. As Francis Pott writes in his comprehensive booklet notes: âIn adopting a balance of linear and polyphonic clarity with the full expressive resources of the piano and of virtuoso technique, Markus Becker respects the historic significance both of Bachâs original inspirations and of Regerâs transcriptions as documents of their own timeâ.
Tracklisting
Roberto Prosseda, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nir Kabaretti
The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice
Steven Isserlis
The Nash Ensemble
MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Ivor Bolton
Marc-Andre Hamelin
Marc-Andre Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton
Gothic Voices / Christopher Page
Markus Becker, NDR Radiophilharmonie & Joshua Weilerstein
Markus Becker, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Joshua Weilerstein
Tanja Becker-Bender, Markus Becker
Alban Gerhardt, Markus Becker
Markus Becker
Markus Becker
Markus Becker
