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Young Israeli pianist Edna Stern has already recorded one album of what might be called extreme Bach arrangements, called Chaconne. This group of preludes and fugues, together with chorale-based pieces by Bach and (in a mysteriously single case) Brahms, is in its way even more extreme than the earlier release, in that Stern is mostly playing Bach's own notes. The three Bach chorales appear in arrangements by Ferruccio Busoni, and it is Busoni that provides the model for Stern's playing even where he is not present. It's not just that Stern plays a modern piano. The preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier, for her, each have their own particular moods, calling forth an entirely different pianistic approach. Tempo is flexible; articulation is varied and often luxuriously legato; the pedal is more or less constantly in action. Bach hasn't been played like this since the days of Russian pianist Samuil Feinberg, who perhaps was part of or close to Stern's pianistic family tree. One thing Stern adds to the style is an emphasis on bass lines, giving the music an organ-like texture. Is it Bach? Only partially; the rest of it is the Romantic adoration of the Baroque. Is it compellingly musical? Depends on your perspective. Plunge in anywhere to sample and determine whether you're on this remarkable young artist's wavelength. The Zig Zag Territoires label's studio sound captures every smear of Stern's pedals.
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"Nun komm der Heiden Heiland", BWV 659 (Ferruccio Busoni)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Ferruccio Busoni, Transcription
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Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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Prelude & Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Prelude & Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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"Schmuecke dich O liebe Seele" (Choralvorspiel No. 5, Op. 122) (Johannes Brahms)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johannes Brahms, Composer
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Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Prelude & Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Prelude & Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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"Ich ruf’zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" (Orgelbüchlein, BWV 639) (Ferruccio Busoni)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Ferruccio Busoni, Transcription
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Prelude & Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Prelude & Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV 645 (Cantate BWV 140) (Ferruccio Busoni)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Ferruccio Busoni, Transcription
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Prelude & Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Prelude & Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Edna Stern, Piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Albumbeschreibung
Young Israeli pianist Edna Stern has already recorded one album of what might be called extreme Bach arrangements, called Chaconne. This group of preludes and fugues, together with chorale-based pieces by Bach and (in a mysteriously single case) Brahms, is in its way even more extreme than the earlier release, in that Stern is mostly playing Bach's own notes. The three Bach chorales appear in arrangements by Ferruccio Busoni, and it is Busoni that provides the model for Stern's playing even where he is not present. It's not just that Stern plays a modern piano. The preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier, for her, each have their own particular moods, calling forth an entirely different pianistic approach. Tempo is flexible; articulation is varied and often luxuriously legato; the pedal is more or less constantly in action. Bach hasn't been played like this since the days of Russian pianist Samuil Feinberg, who perhaps was part of or close to Stern's pianistic family tree. One thing Stern adds to the style is an emphasis on bass lines, giving the music an organ-like texture. Is it Bach? Only partially; the rest of it is the Romantic adoration of the Baroque. Is it compellingly musical? Depends on your perspective. Plunge in anywhere to sample and determine whether you're on this remarkable young artist's wavelength. The Zig Zag Territoires label's studio sound captures every smear of Stern's pedals.
© TiVo
Details of original recording : Recorded April 2008, Studio Sequenza (Montreuil, Ile de France)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:29
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Edna Stern
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Zig-Zag Territoires
- Area: Allemagne
- Genre: Klassiek
- Period: Baroque Music
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