Andante in C Major: Transcription by Michel Block at jsbach.org

Andante in C Major: Transcription
Main Performer
or Conductor: Michel Block
Instrumentation: Piano
Individual Works: Bach-Godowsky:
Andante in C Major, aria from Sonata No. 2 in A Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1003
Also on this disc:
Johannes Brahms:
. Three Intermezzi from "Klavierstucke Op. 76"
Gabriel Faure:
. Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat Major, Op. 63
Alexander Scriabin:
. Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor, Op. 19, Sonata-Fantasy
Frederic Chopin:
. Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67, No. 4
. Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat Major, Op. 61
Format: Compact Disc
Record Label: ProPiano
Catalog Number: PPR224504
Year Released/Recorded: 1994
Total Playing Time: 58'30"
Comments: Review by Jan Hanford:
Recording: Exceptional
Performance: Outstanding
Another gem from ProPiano Records. Michel Block is a superlative pianist: his playing is masterful, displaying subtle emotion balanced with mature control. Everything about his performance is beautiful.
There is only one Bach selection on this cd, a transcription of a movement from a solo violin sonata. It is worth owning the whole cd for this piece, it is lovely. Bach seems ideally suited to transcription and hearing familiar pieces in the context of another instrument makes it sound new. Although Bach wrote a huge repertoire of keyboard music, I am delighted to hear these little additions of other works to savor and enjoy.
You will not be disappointed by the rest of the cd, far from it. The selections are beautiful and Michel Block's performance is gorgeous.
Also see the Pro Piano Records web site: http://www.propiano.com/.
Acknowledgements: From the collection of Jan Hanford.
Date First Submitted: 07/13/1997
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