JS Bach - Tears from Babylon: Piano Transcriptions | First Hand Records FHR141

JS Bach - Tears from Babylon: Piano Transcriptions

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Label: First Hand Records

Cat No: FHR141

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 3rd February 2023

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Cantata BWV13 'Meine Seufzer, meine Tranen'
» Der Gott, der mir hat versprochen (arr. A Papastefanou)
» Meine Seufzer, meine Tranen (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV18 'Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fallt'
» Mein Seelenschatz ist Gottes Wort (arr. A Papastefanou)
» Sinfonia (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV22 'Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe'
» Sancify us by Thy Goodness (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV35 'Geist und Seele wird verwirret'
» Gott hat alles wohlgemacht (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV51 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen'
» Chorale (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV127 'Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' mensch und Gott'
» Aria: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'
» Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (arr. Hess)
Chorale Prelude BWV653 'An Wasserflussen Babylon' (arr. A Papastefanou)
Chorale Prelude BWV711 'Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr' (arr. A Papastefanou)
Trio Sonata no.5 in C major, BWV529 (arr. A Papastefanou)

Papastefanou, Alexandra

A Tribute to Bill Evans
Playing (with) Bach

Artists

Alexandra Papastefanou (piano)

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Cantata BWV13 'Meine Seufzer, meine Tranen'
» Der Gott, der mir hat versprochen (arr. A Papastefanou)
» Meine Seufzer, meine Tranen (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV18 'Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fallt'
» Mein Seelenschatz ist Gottes Wort (arr. A Papastefanou)
» Sinfonia (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV22 'Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe'
» Sancify us by Thy Goodness (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV35 'Geist und Seele wird verwirret'
» Gott hat alles wohlgemacht (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV51 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen'
» Chorale (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV127 'Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' mensch und Gott'
» Aria: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen (arr. A Papastefanou)
Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'
» Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (arr. Hess)
Chorale Prelude BWV653 'An Wasserflussen Babylon' (arr. A Papastefanou)
Chorale Prelude BWV711 'Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr' (arr. A Papastefanou)
Trio Sonata no.5 in C major, BWV529 (arr. A Papastefanou)

Papastefanou, Alexandra

A Tribute to Bill Evans
Playing (with) Bach

Artists

Alexandra Papastefanou (piano)

About

New piano transcriptions by Greek pianist Alexandra Papastefanou of various cantatas, an organ sonata and a chorale prelude by JS Bach, all recorded here for the first time.

The famous Myra Hess transcription of Bach's cantata Jesus bleibet meine Freude concludes a fascinating new look at some of Bach's choral and organ works.

Reviews

[Papastefanou] describes her take on Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Her as ‘playing with Bach’, and that’s what she does: starting with a very fast running figure, she titles the tonality dangerously from side to side, setting melodies clashing with each other, and ending on an unapologetically triumphant jazz discord.
BBC Music Magazine
All in all, this is a fabulous album, wide-ranging in scope and mood, played with reverence and love for the music without resorting to indulgence. I am bowled over by her sense of colour and texture, with real clarity to the voicing; this is Bach playing of a high order.
MusicWeb International

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