Album guide
B-A-C-H
- Composer
- J.S. Bach
- Released
- 2017
- Label
- ACT
- Forces
- Piano, Bass, Trio
- Personnel
- Dieter Ilg bass, Rainer Böhm piano, Patrice Héral drums
Ilg delayed tackling Bach because he found the composer’s mathematical side intimidating and did not consider the music any easier to adapt than Beethoven.
He chose only two familiar favourites, the Air and Siciliano; the rest grew from preludes, a concerto, a Sarabande and four pieces from the Goldberg Variations that had caught his ear during weeks of listening.
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The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.
“Goldberg C” remains unidentified, so the classical player omits it; the other eleven tracks have one recording each.
Spotify’s player is here for convenience; the full track listing below remains available to everyone.
Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- 931Prelude in A minor, BWV 931
- Goldberg BGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28
- SicilianoSiciliano from the Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031
- AirAir from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
- Goldberg Cone of the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 -- the precise number is not established
- Präludium XIIThe Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857
- SarabandeFrench Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande
- Präludium VIIThe Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852
- Goldberg AGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
- 1052Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
- Goldberg HGoldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21 (Canone alla Settima)
- 924Prelude in C major, BWV 924