Release Date: 07 March 2025
Label: Orchid Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060189563661
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Composer/Series: Absolute - Johann Sebastian Bach
Description
In this new album from pianist Eleonor Bindman, works by J.S. Bach originally composed for the lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord) are presented in piano transcriptions, offering a fresh perspective on some rarely explored masterpieces. While they have been performed on harpsichord, lute, and guitar, this recording brings a new dimension to these works, showcasing their intricate structures, rich textures, and emotive character on the modern piano. Highlights include BWV 997 and 998, featuring stunning fugues with ornate middle sections unlike typical keyboard fugues, and a heartfelt arrangement of "Betrachte, meine Seele" from St. John's Passion, which serves as a moving conclusion to the album. Followers of Eleonor Bindman's previous transcriptions--such as The Brandenburg Duets and The Cello Suites --will appreciate this latest addition to the pianist's catalogue, recorded on a Bosendorfer piano which truly captures the remarkable richness of Bach's writing.
Eleonor Bindman
Niklas Walentin; The Snorre Kirk Trio
Nancy Zhou
Juliette Herlin; Kevin Ahfat
Elizabeth Jordan; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Tim Williams; Stephen Barlow
Trio Vitruvi; Hartmut Rohde; Nabil Shehata
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Stewart Goodyear; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Constantine
Vladimir Feltsman
Markus Becker
Marie Hall
Lorenzo Pone
Julian Jaeyoung Kim
Idil Biret
Gwendeline Lumaret
Gerd Schaller
