Volume 4 of Benjamin Alard’s complete recording of Bach’s keyboard works continues to explore the Weimar period. After À la française, we turn to Italy, where the Vivaldian concerto reigned in Venice. The young Bach created here a wonderful space of freedom between the transcriber and the improviser. Benjamin Alard performs on three exceptional instruments, including a magnificent 1702 harpsichord by Mattia de Gand, preserved in Treviso and recently restored.
1 Bach: Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: I. [No Indication]
2 Bach: Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: II. Largo
3 Bach: Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: III. Allegro
4 Bach: Concerto in G minor, BWV 975: I. [No Indication]
5 Bach: Concerto in G minor, BWV 975: II. Largo
6 Bach: Concerto in G minor, BWV 975: III. Giga Presto
7 Bach: Concerto in B minor, BWV 979: I. Allegro
8 Bach: Concerto in B minor, BWV 979: II. Adagio
9 Bach: Concerto in B minor, BWV 979: III. Allegro
10 Bach: Concerto in B minor, BWV 979: IV. Andante
11 Bach: Concerto in B minor, BWV 979: V. Adagio
12 Bach: Concerto in B minor, BWV 979: VI. Allegro
13 Bach: Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: I. [No Indication]
14 Bach: Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: II. Larghetto
15 Bach: Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: III. Allegro
16 Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in a Minor, BWV 944
17 Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974: I. [No Indication]
18 Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio
19 Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974: III. Presto
20 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in a Minor, BWV 894: I. Prelude
21 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in a Minor, BWV 894: II. Fugue
22 Bach: Concerto in G Major, BWV 980: I. [No Indication]
23 Bach: Concerto in G Major, BWV 980: II. Largo
24 Bach: Concerto in G Major, BWV 980: III. Allegro
25 Bach: Organ Concerto in a Minor, BWV 593: I. [Allegro]
26 Bach: Organ Concerto in a Minor, BWV 593: II. Adagio
27 Bach: Organ Concerto in a Minor, BWV 593: III. Allegro
28 Bach: Concerto in F Major, BWV 978: I. Allegro
29 Bach: Concerto in F Major, BWV 978: II. Largo
30 Bach: Concerto in F Major, BWV 978: III. Allegro
31 Bach: Organ Concerto in D minor, BWV 596: I. [Allegro]
32 Bach: Organ Concerto in D minor, BWV 596: II. Grave
33 Bach: Organ Concerto in D minor, BWV 596: III. Fuga
34 Bach: Organ Concerto in D minor, BWV 596: IV. Largo E Spiccato
35 Bach: Organ Concerto in D minor, BWV 596: V. [No Indication]
36 Bach: Concerto in C Major, BWV 976: I. [No Indication]
37 Bach: Concerto in C Major, BWV 976: II. Largo
38 Bach: Concerto in C Major, BWV 976: III. Allegro
39 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 535
40 Bach: Organ Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: I. [Adagio]
41 Bach: Organ Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: II. Grave
42 Bach: Organ Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: III. Presto
43 Bach: Fantasie and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542/2 (Excerpt): II. Fugue
44 Bach: Organ Concerto in C Major, BWV 594: I. [Allegro]
45 Bach: Organ Concerto in C Major, BWV 594: II. Recitativ. Adagio
46 Bach: Organ Concerto in C Major, BWV 594: III. Allegro
47 Bach: “Wo Soll Ich Fliehen Hin”, BWV 694
48 Bach: Trio for Organ in D minor, BWV 583
49 Bach: “Valet Will Ich Dir Geben”, BWV 736
50 Bach: Trio Super “Allein Gott in Der HÖH Sei Ehr”, BWV 664
51 Bach: “Wir Glauben All An Einen Gott” Bwv-Anh. 69
52 Bach: “Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm Ich Her” Bwv-Anh. 65
53 Bach: “Freu Dich Sehr, O Meine Seele” Bwv-Anh. 52
54 Bach: “Jesu, Meine Freude” Bwv-Anh. 58
55 Bach: Toccata in C Major, BWV 564: I. Toccata
56 Bach: Toccata in C Major, BWV 564: II. Adagio
57 Bach: Toccata in C Major, BWV 564: III. Fugue