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Pianist Daniil Trifonov is known for performances of 19th and 20th century virtuoso repertory and hardly at all for Bach. Thus one might expect from his album Bach: The Art of Life a certain old-school Romantic quality and even music that is a bit over the top. The album is all that and more. The title is a bit unclear; the interview-format notes quote Trifonov references to Bach's personal life, but also to various scientific phenomena, but one may dispense with those and get down to the music, which doubtless showcases Trifonov's formidable technical skills. With Bach, it is not about keyboard-clattering speed but about subtlety of inflection, and the variety brought to the little selections from the Bach's Anna Magdalena Book, pieces that almost everyone who has touched a keyboard has played, is extraordinary. Trifonov also includes a group of pieces by Bach's sons, and he does unusually well at finding what critic Harold Bloom called the anxiety of influence in these, their J.S. Bachian quality even in a stylistic world that had fundamentally changed. However, none of these really prepares the listener for the album's centerpiece, The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, which is divided between the two CDs in the physical version. It is as imposing as the rest of the album is light, and listeners will either love the contrast (Trifonov fans are sure to fall into this category) or find it jarring. Listen to the "Contrapunctus 6 ("in stylo Francese")" for an idea of the outlandish personalities Trifonov gives each fugue here. Even those who find it a bit much will have to concede the skill involved in fully realizing each idea. Instead of breaking off at the end of the unfinished final fugue, Trifonov furnishes his own completion, and it's actually one of the more convincing tries on the market. Listeners will have their own opinions about this release, but it is absolutely never boring, and its commercial success suggests that Trifonov's legions are increasing in number.
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Sonata No. 5 in A Major, Op. 17, No. 5 (Johann Christian Bach)
Johann Christian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Christian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
12 Polonaises, F. 12 (Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
2 Clavier-Sonaten, 2 Fantasien und 2 Rondos für Kenner und Liebhaber, Wq. 59 (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach)
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' (Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach)
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Paul Gerhardt, Author - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Petzold, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Anonymous, Author - Marcus Herzog, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, Composer - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Frost, Producer, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Silas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
5 Studies, Anh.1a/1 (Johannes Brahms)
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Art Of Fugue, BWV 1080 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marcus Herzog, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Daniil Trifonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Albumbeschreibung
Pianist Daniil Trifonov is known for performances of 19th and 20th century virtuoso repertory and hardly at all for Bach. Thus one might expect from his album Bach: The Art of Life a certain old-school Romantic quality and even music that is a bit over the top. The album is all that and more. The title is a bit unclear; the interview-format notes quote Trifonov references to Bach's personal life, but also to various scientific phenomena, but one may dispense with those and get down to the music, which doubtless showcases Trifonov's formidable technical skills. With Bach, it is not about keyboard-clattering speed but about subtlety of inflection, and the variety brought to the little selections from the Bach's Anna Magdalena Book, pieces that almost everyone who has touched a keyboard has played, is extraordinary. Trifonov also includes a group of pieces by Bach's sons, and he does unusually well at finding what critic Harold Bloom called the anxiety of influence in these, their J.S. Bachian quality even in a stylistic world that had fundamentally changed. However, none of these really prepares the listener for the album's centerpiece, The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, which is divided between the two CDs in the physical version. It is as imposing as the rest of the album is light, and listeners will either love the contrast (Trifonov fans are sure to fall into this category) or find it jarring. Listen to the "Contrapunctus 6 ("in stylo Francese")" for an idea of the outlandish personalities Trifonov gives each fugue here. Even those who find it a bit much will have to concede the skill involved in fully realizing each idea. Instead of breaking off at the end of the unfinished final fugue, Trifonov furnishes his own completion, and it's actually one of the more convincing tries on the market. Listeners will have their own opinions about this release, but it is absolutely never boring, and its commercial success suggests that Trifonov's legions are increasing in number.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 58 track(s)
- Total length: 02:20:38
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Daniil Trifonov
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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