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Bach-Jazz

Thomas Gabriel Trio

Composer
J.S. Bach
Released
1999
Label
MDG
Forces
Piano, Trio
Personnel
Gunnar Polansky, Martin Klusmann and Thomas Gabriel

Thomas Gabriel gives each large Bach work room to keep its original architecture: the concerto retains all three movements and the Partita all six.

The compact programme therefore tests a different kind of jazz arrangement from theme anthologies, because the trio has to sustain its language over whole multi-movement works.

Hear both

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.

The originalsJ.S. Bach · classical source works

Three complete performances cover the album: the Keyboard Concerto BWV 1052 for the first three tracks, the chorale prelude BWV 645 for the fourth, and the Partita No. 2 for the remaining six.

Jazzed upThomas Gabriel Trio · 1999
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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. Concerto No. 1 BWV 1052 (D Minor): AllegroKeyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
  2. Concerto No. 1 BWV 1052 (D Minor): AdagioKeyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
  3. Concerto No. 1 BWV 1052 (D Minor): AllegroKeyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: III. Allegro
  4. Choralvorspiel BWV 645 (Schübler Choräle): >>Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme<<Chorale Prelude ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’, BWV 645
  5. Partita No. II BWV 826 (C Minor): Sinfonia /1 Grave Adagio /2 Andante /3 (Allegro)Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia
  6. Partita No. II BWV 826 (C Minor): AllemandePartita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Allemande
  7. Partita No. II BWV 826 (C Minor): CourantePartita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Courante
  8. Partita No. II BWV 826 (C Minor): SarabandePartita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Sarabande
  9. Partita No. II BWV 826 (C Minor): RondeauxPartita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux
  10. Partita No. II BWV 826 (C Minor): CapriccioPartita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Capriccio