Johann Sebastian Bach: Transkriptionen für Klavier Vol.8 (Eugene d'Albert) auf CD

D'Alberts Bach-Transkriptionen
In der Edition sämtlicher Bach-Transkriptionen liegen nun die Bearbeitungen von Eugen d'Albert (1864–1932) vor. Viele frühe Werke des großen Meisters inspirierten d'Albert, der als Komponist und Pianist vor allem in Deutschland wirkte.

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Hyperion's Bach Piano Transcriptions series reaches volume 8, and continues to surprise and delight with a disc containing many first recordings. The controversial figure of Eugen d'Albert was one of the greatest pianists of his day and, although largely forgotten now, a composer of genuinely international renown. A sometime student at the Royal College of Music, d'Albert rejected his British upbringing and nailed his colours to the mast of German music. Bach was an important part of his performing career—and like other great nineteeth-century pianists, d'Albert saw in the monumental scale of the organ works an opportunity to synthesize the works of the Master with the expanded capabilities of the modern piano.

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»Lane takes no prisoners in these sonorous and exhilarating performances, conjuring up from the Steinway's richly resonant bass a cathedral's 32 foot pedal division to thrilling effect … I guarantee you will come away awed anew by the genuis of Bach and amazed by the ingenuity of d'Albert« (Gramophone)

»Masterly performances by Piers Lane. D'Albert's versions … didn't attempt to make the instrument sound like a cathedral organ. In his ingenious hands, they become compelling piano pieces« (The Sunday Times)

»D'Albert's versions of the the C minor Passacaglia, and the Preludes and Fugues in C minor and A major, are extraordinary and exquisite, and Lane plays them with a ravishing finesse that belies their often monumental difficulty« (The Guardian)