Jean-Philippe Collard - Plein jeu: J. S. Bach & Busoni (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

A leading figure of French piano, Jean-Philippe Collard has graced the world’s stages with rare elegance and unwavering dedication, from the Romantic repertoire to the subtleties of French music. A profoundly human interpreter, he combines the rigor of a craftsman with the inspiration of a poet, driven by a quest for inner beauty and sonic authenticity.

With Plein Jeu, he pays a vibrant tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach through the powerful and visionary transcriptions of Ferruccio Busoni. This repertoire, at the crossroads of organ and piano traditions, becomes in his hands a space of spiritual resonance and luminous contemplation.

Conceived as both an artistic and emotional testament, this album is also a personal gesture, dedicated to the memory of a musician father and the sonic legacy of a lifetime. For Jean-Philippe Collard, it is a way of closing his discographic journey with a work of commanding intensity, where each note seems to express the essential.

A final recording as an act of faith in music, its silences and its colors. Profound, free, essential.

Tracklist:
01. Bach- Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- I. Präludium. Moderato
02. Bach- Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- II. Fuga
03. Bach- Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- I. Preludio, quasi improvisando. Tempo moderato
04. Bach- Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- II. Intermezzo. Adagio
05. Bach- Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- III. Fuga. Moderatamente scherzando, un poco umoristico
06. Bach- Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)
07. Bach- Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- I. Präludium. Moderato maestoso
08. Bach- Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- II. Fuga. Sostenuto e tranquillo
09. Bach- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Transc. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)
10. Bach- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- I. Adagio - Prestissimo
11. Bach- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni)- II. Fuga. Allegro sostenuto


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