Martin Stadtfeld - Homage to Bach (2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for Piano)
02. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: I. Prelude in C
03. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: II. Choral in D-Flat
04. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: III. Canonic Variations on B-A-C-H in D
05. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: IV. Choral Prelude and Canon on Two Themes in E-Flat
06. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: V. Minuet in E
07. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: VI. Pastorella in F
08. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: VII. Echo in F-Sharp
09. Homage To Bach-12 Pieces For Piano: VIII. Siciliano In G
10. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: IX. Prelude and Fugue in A-Flat
11. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: X. Ricercar in A
12. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: XI. Fugue in B-Flat
13. Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: Homage to Bach-12 Pieces for Piano: XII. Choral in B

Martin Stadtfeld has long been drawn to the music of Bach, and this album is a personal tribute to the great composer. Starting out with a transcription of the famous Chaconne for solo violin in his own arrangement, Stadtfeld takes over with a 12-movement suite of his own creation that draws its inspiration from Bach’s own response to certain keys. The suite is no exercise in pastiche: Harmonies are often startlingly modern, but the spirit of Bach infuses and energizes this music quite magically. Counterpoint is handled with exemplary attention, but a romantic sensibility lends it a beguiling warmth.

German pianist Martin Stadtfeld appeared in concert at age nine, and at 13 he was enrolled in the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt, where he studied with Lev Natochenny. He won the Nikolai Rubinstein Piano Competition in Paris in 1997, and later was a finalist in the Busoni Competition in Bolzano. Stadtfeld completed his Abitur certificate in 2000 at the Landesmusikgymnasium Rhineland-Palatinate. In 2002, he won first prize at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig. This led to invitations to perform at several Bach festivals, and launched his international career with performances in Europe, the United States, and Japan. Since 2003, Stadtfeld has recorded for Sony Classical.

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