Adriano Falcioni - J.S. Bach in Himmerod Abbey (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

In 1731, Johann Sebastian Bach was commissioned to write a cantata to mark the inauguration of the new town council in Leipzig. The resulting piece, Wir danken dir, Gott begins with a Sinfonia, based on a transcription for organ and orchestra of the prelude from Bach’s own Partita No.3 in E major for solo violin BWV 1006. Marcel Dupré’s highly virtuosic organ arrangement of the work removes the orchestra and adds a pedal line, giving all the various parts to the solo organ.
Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV903 was originally written for harpsichord. Bach may have written this piece, like the Well-Tempered Clavier, as proof of the power of equal temperament to explore the various keys and get the most out of the instrument’s tonal resources. Max Reger’s transcription uses changes of manual and stops and the technique of dividing the parts between the manuals and pedals to emphasise all the work’s unique aspects.
Bach was a huge admirer of Antonio Vivaldi and transcribed several of his concertos for solo keyboard. The Concerto in D minor here is taken from Vivaldi’s L’estro harmonico, a collection of soloconcertos that brought the composer much acclaim. Bach’s arrangement follows the original division into four movements and, interestingly, this work was one of the few times Bach noted the stops the organist should use.
The Chaconne from Bach’s Partita No.2 in D minor BWV1004 is another solo violin transcription, arranged for organ by Ulisse Matthey. A chaconne is a composition derived from a moderate-paced dance in ternary time, probably of Spanish or South American origin, comprising a series of variations over a basso ostinato. Matthey’s transcription for organ gives the listener an even greater appreciation of the complex polyphony and sophisticated counterpoint that pervade the piece’s 32 eight-bar variations.

TRACKLIST

1. Adriano Falcioni - Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29
2. Adriano Falcioni - Ciaccona from Partita BWV 1004
3. Adriano Falcioni - Concerto in D Minor from Antonio Vivaldi, BWV 596: I. Senza indicazione di tempo
4. Adriano Falcioni - Concerto in D Minor from Antonio Vivaldi, BWV 596: II. Grave
5. Adriano Falcioni - Concerto in D Minor from Antonio Vivaldi, BWV 596: III. Fuga
6. Adriano Falcioni - Concerto in D Minor from Antonio Vivaldi, BWV 596: IV. Largo e spiccato
7. Adriano Falcioni - Concerto in D Minor from Antonio Vivaldi, BWV 596: V. Senza indicazione di tempo
8. Adriano Falcioni - Preludium and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552: I. Preludium
9. Adriano Falcioni - Preludium and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552: Fugue
10. Adriano Falcioni - Sicilienne from Flute Sonata, BWV 1031
11. Adriano Falcioni - Chromatic Phantasie and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Phantasie
12. Adriano Falcioni - Chromatic Phantasie and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue
13. Adriano Falcioni - Passacaglia and Thema fugatum, BWV 582: I. Passacaglia
14. Adriano Falcioni - Passacaglia and Thema fugatum, BWV 582: II. Fuga



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