Piotr Slopecki - one of the most interesting Polish pianists, accustomed us to his outstanding interpretations of Bach's music (The Goldberg Variations or the cycle Die Kunst der Fuge). The present album is a kind of phonographic opening of this versatile artist - pianist, organist, composer and arranger, who is familiar with jazz - to other worlds of the music he practices. This is a very discrete opening, as the album dedicated to three outstanding composers who seem to only slightly differ from the atmosphere of Bach's works. The amazing Partita in E minor BWV 830 - the first Bach composition published during the composer's lifetime - is accompanied by the Fantasia No. 3 by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, whose compositional technique was one of the inspirations for the works of the Master of the Fugue. Ludwig van Beethoven returns to the counterpoint technique in the Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106, which allows for discovery of this absolutely innovative work in the mainstream of music directly referring to the output of the Cantor of Leipzig.

Tracklist:

Fantasia À 3, Swwv 271
Keyboard Partita No. 6 In E Minor, Bwv 830: I. Toccata
Keyboard Partita No. 6 In E Minor, Bwv 830: II. Allemande
Keyboard Partita No. 6 In E Minor, Bwv 830: III. Corrente
Keyboard Partita No. 6 In E Minor, Bwv 830: IV. Air
Keyboard Partita No. 6 In E Minor, Bwv 830: V. Sarabande
Keyboard Partita No. 6 In E Minor, Bwv 830: VI. Tempo Di Gavotta
Keyboard Partita No. 6 In E Minor, Bwv 830: VII. Gigue
Piano Sonata No. 29 In B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 29 In B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 29 In B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio Sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 29 In B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Introduction. Largo - Fuga. Allegro Risoluto

UPC: 5902547013978
Label: Dux Recording Prod.
Release Date: 5.4.18
Format: CD

J Bach S / Slopecki - Fuguecraft (2 CD)