Jean-Philippe Collard - Plein jeu: J. S. Bach & Busoni (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

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

A unique achievement in Jean-Philippe Collard's discography, this piano programme devoted to Busoni's transcriptions of Bach's organ works is the result of a deep desire and represents a great accomplishment. Jean-Philippe Collard has been driven by three objectives : to immerse himself in Bach's organ music, to which he has always been attached; to reconnect this passion back to a youth nourished by the great sacred works of the Cantor ; and to pay tribute to his musician father, who instilled this culture in him and continues to inspire him today. There is also the ambition of creating an innovative project, outside of the repertoires that have established his talent, following some sixty recordings, and at the height of an artistic career that calls for a form of synthesis, not of his career, but of a family history with the piano, of which Bach seems to him to be the greatest common denominator. The accomplishment is therefore multifaceted. Firstly, it is a sound that fully satisfies the performer, whose memories of organ works are enhanced by the breadth they acquire on the piano thanks to Busoni. It also embodies the very idea of recording itself, to which this extraordinary pianistic material gives, more than anything else, its justification, according to Jean-Philippe Collard. For him, it is still a matter of perfecting the pianistic gesture, through an almost physiological notion of harmony between the writing and the music that is etched into the hand. Finally, it is the pianistic skill that this programme displays, serving the pleasure of a sound craftsman who feels that he has come full circle. What more could one ask for, he ponders. Borrowing from organ terminology, the expression 'full organ' here symbolically expresses the notion of plenitude and the magnitude of a total pianistic undertaking. Borrowing from organ terminology, the expression 'full organ' here symbolically expresses the notion of plenitude and the magnitude of a total pianistic undertaking.

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