Bach (1685-1750) - Three Or One: Fred Thomas(P)Orazbayeva(Vn)Railton(Vc) - Import CD

Credits:

Kuss Quartet

Description:

Pianist Fred Thomas, who studied Bach's music and arranged it himself, performed his own arrangements of Bach's music with violinist Aisha Orazbayeva and cellist Lucy Railton, whom he met at the Royal Academy of Music in London when he was 18 years old. The album is a collection of Bach's music in his own arrangements. Thomas invited them to play Bach after their commitment to contemporary music. I was drawn to their special aura of kindness, fun, and enthusiasm, and we really enjoyed making music together," says Thomas. He praises Bach's "Organ Pieces," which comprise most of the album, as a wonderful collection of pieces that is "a treatise on composition, an instrumental manual, a collection of liturgical works, and a religious book. This is an album overflowing with Thomas' love for Bach's music. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649
2.Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes Sohn, BWV 601
3.Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
4.Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV 637
5.Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721
6.Cantata "Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196~Sinfonia
7.Alle Menschen mussen sterben, BWV 643
8.Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605
9.Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619
10.Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633
11.Cantata "Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht" BWV 105~Aria. Wie zittern und wanken der Sunder
12.Cantata "Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten" BWV 202~Aria. Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten
13.Cantata "O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad" BWV 165~Aria. Jesu, meines Todes Tod
14.Cantata "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 33~Aria. Wie furchtsam wankten meine Schritte
15.Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein, BWV Anh. II 78~Partita III
16.Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 723
17.O Gott, Du frommer Gott, BWV 767~Partita VIII
18.O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 618
19.Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 610
20.Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr', BWV 711
21.In dulci jubilo, BWV 608
22.Gott, durch deine Gute, BWV 600
23.Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614
24.Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 648