The BrickHouse Duo, Peter Wilson, Jennifer Kloetzel - The Bach-Wilson Project (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Serenata (for Jennifer) - with Prelude from Bach Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Ave Timo)
02. Soliloquy (for Jennifer) - with Prelude from Bach Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
03. Toccata (for Jennifer) - with Prelude from Bach Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
04. Cavatina (for Jennifer) - with Prelude from Bach Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010
05. Lament & Hope (for Jennifer) - with Prelude from Bach Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
06. Capriccio (for Jennifer) - with Prelude from Bach Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
07. Duetto I in E minor, BWV 802
08. Duetto II in F Major, BWV 803
09. Duetto III in G Major, BWV 804
10. Duetto IV in A minor, BWV 805
11. Five Studies for Piano, No. 3 - Presto after J.S. Bach in G minor, 1st version (1879)
12. Bach Meets The Beatles: Penny Lane
13. Bach to the Beatles: Here Comes The Sun (for Solo Cello)

In classical music, the art of the descant — a melodic voice played above more complex music — began to fade sometime around the Romantic era. Thankfully, violinist Peter Wilson and cellist Jennifer Kloetzel revived this lost art in THE BACH-WILSON PROJECT. Keeping in tradition with the Baroque era’s love of musical quotes, improvisation, and transformation, this release juxtaposes beloved classics by J.S. Bach with melodies by The Beatles as well as by Wilson himself.

Kloetzel and Wilson work wonderfully as a duo, and it’s clear from the first note that these arrangements — meticulously crafted by Wilson — are a joy to play. Bach’s eternal music serves as a sublime canvas, with Wilson’s descants and duets either floating ethereally above or fully engaged in the texture of the master: If there ever were pleasant complexity, this is it.