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The line of great German pianists has not been extinguished, and the proof is this disc of Bach transcriptions by Bernd Glemser. Performing arrangements by Busoni, Hess, Kempff, and Rachmaninov, Glemser eschews mere virtuosity for profound musicality, the trademark of great German pianists from Schnabel through Kempff. This is not to say that Glemser's playing is not virtuosic. Anyone who gets through Busoni's arrangement of the Chaconne from the D minor Partita, who can accurately execute its delicate repeated notes, heroic double octaves and monumental sonorities, is clearly a first class virtuoso. But like his German predecessors, Glemser focuses on the depths in every work here. The singing tone of his legato in Kempff's transcription of the Siciliano in G minor, the graceful lyricism of his counterpoint in Busoni's arrangement of Wächet auf, and the joyful ease of his tempo rubato in Rachmaninov's transcription of the Gavotte from the E major Partita all sound utterly natural and ineffably moving in Glemser's hands. Though some might find his approach occasionally overly rhetorical citing as an example his massive ritardando at the Chaconne's close, listeners who have admired the great German pianists of the past will most likely be able to look past Glemser's rhetoric to his echt Deutsch heart. A co-production with the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Oehms Classics' digital sound is clear and vivid, but also very evocative.
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Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (arr. F. Busoni for piano) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
6 Schübler Chorales (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
18 Chorales "Leipziger Choräle" (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV 388 (arr. F. Busoni) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Das Orgelbuchlein, BWV 599-644: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. F. Busoni for piano) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Prelude (Arr. F. Busoni) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (arr. M. Hess) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552, "St. Anne" (arr. F. Busoni) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bernd Glemser, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
Album review
The line of great German pianists has not been extinguished, and the proof is this disc of Bach transcriptions by Bernd Glemser. Performing arrangements by Busoni, Hess, Kempff, and Rachmaninov, Glemser eschews mere virtuosity for profound musicality, the trademark of great German pianists from Schnabel through Kempff. This is not to say that Glemser's playing is not virtuosic. Anyone who gets through Busoni's arrangement of the Chaconne from the D minor Partita, who can accurately execute its delicate repeated notes, heroic double octaves and monumental sonorities, is clearly a first class virtuoso. But like his German predecessors, Glemser focuses on the depths in every work here. The singing tone of his legato in Kempff's transcription of the Siciliano in G minor, the graceful lyricism of his counterpoint in Busoni's arrangement of Wächet auf, and the joyful ease of his tempo rubato in Rachmaninov's transcription of the Gavotte from the E major Partita all sound utterly natural and ineffably moving in Glemser's hands. Though some might find his approach occasionally overly rhetorical citing as an example his massive ritardando at the Chaconne's close, listeners who have admired the great German pianists of the past will most likely be able to look past Glemser's rhetoric to his echt Deutsch heart. A co-production with the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Oehms Classics' digital sound is clear and vivid, but also very evocative.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:06
- Main artists: Bernd Glemser
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Oehms Classics
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2007 Oehms Classics (P) 2007 Oehms Classics
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