One of the joys of listening to music is making new personal discoveries, often thanks to the brilliance of an artist skilled in the art of communication. Jacques Loussier is such a man. His enthusiasm for blending the seemingly different worlds of jazz and classical music helped introduce the joys of both to a wider, gratefully receptive audience. A superb pianist and composer, in the early Sixties he charmed the world with a series of albums that took both public and critics by surprise. The pleasure they unleashed stemmed from the success of a simple idea: performing the music of Bach, accompanied by a swinging rhythm section. Enjoy this 3CD set with the first three volumes of The Jacques Loussier Trio Play Bach.
DISC 1
1. Prelude No. 1
2. Fugue No. 1
3. Prelude No. 2
4. Fugue No. 2
5. Toccata
6. Prelude No. 8
7. Prelude No. 5
8. Fugue No. 5
DISC 2
1. Partita No. 1 (in B Flat Major): Allemande
2. Partita No. 1 (in B Flat Major): Courante
3. Partita No. 1 (in B Flat Major): Sarabande
4. Partita No. 1 (in B Flat Major): Menuet I
5. Partita No. 1 (in B Flat Major): Menuet II
6. Partita No. 1 (in B Flat Major): Gigue
7. Choral
8. Prelude No. 6
9. Aria
10. Prelude No 16
11. Fugue No. 16
12. Prelude No. 21
DISC 3
1. Concerto Italien: Allegro
2. Concerto Italien: Andante
3. Concerto Italien: Finale
4. Inventions A Deux Voix No. 1
5. Inventions A Deux Voix No. 2
6. Inventions A Deux Voix No. 5
7. Inventions A Deux Voix No. 8
8. Inventions A Deux Voix No. 15
9. Fantaisie Chromatique En Ut Mineur