Daniil Trifonov – Bach: The Art of Life

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Classical Music 

Deutsche Grammophon

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7 October 2021

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:Rondo in C minor, Wq. 59/4 (H283)
Johann Christian Bach:Harpsichord Sonata, Op. 17 No. 5
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach:Variations on "Ah vous dirais-je, Maman," HW 12 no 2
Johann Sebastian Bach:Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring)Gedenke doch, mein Geist, BWV509Gib dich zufrieden, BWV511Menuett in A minor, BWV Anh. II / 120Menuett in C minor, BWV Anh. II / 121Minuet in F major, BWV Anh. 113Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 116Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126Polonaise in D minor, BWV Anh. II / 128Polonaise in F major, BWV Anh. 117aPolonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 125The Art of Fugue, BWV1080 (Die Kunst der Fuge)
Johannes Brahms:Studies (5), Anh.1a / 1: Chaconne von JS Bach
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:Twelve Polonaises, F. 12 (No. 8 in E Minor)
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:Bist du bei mir

Artists

Daniil Trifonov (Piano)

The centerpiece of this double album is Johann Sebastian Bach’s late masterpiece, The Art of Fugue. It reflects Trifonov’s insight into the family life and musical practice of one of the greatest composers of all time. Works by four of Bach’s sons and two Bach family favourites also feature on this recording, which includes pieces with a light-hearted dance-like quality as well as the majesty and gravity of the Chaconne in D minor.

The album begins serenely with a family portrait in the form of four charming works by Bach’s sons. Trifonov’s evocative interpretation of Bach’s Art of Fugue is grounded in the notion of the work as a cycle, a living, organic whole. This is in keeping with the inspiration he draws from nature, whether on hikes or in qigong, a form of meditation and movement that also draws on the healing energy of trees. “The tree is a good image for the overall concept of the Art of Fugue,” Trifonov says. “The theme is the trunk, the fugues are the branches, the permutations within each fugue are the leaves.” For the final Contrapunctus, which Bach did not complete, Trifonov has written a seamless, stylistically appropriate ending.

“This album is about love in many ways: romantic love, familial love, and love of the Creator.”

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Daniil Trifonov

Auditorium Parco della Musica (Sala Santa Cecilia), Italie.

Piano Concerto – Bates / Symphonic Dances – Rachmaninov / Cuban Overture – Gershwin

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Philharmonie, Allemagne.

Concerto in F – Gershwin / Symphonic Dances – Rachmaninov / Cuban Overture – Gershwin

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Kulturpalast, Allemagne.

Piano Concerto No. 2 – Brahms / Pelléas und Mélisande – Schönberg

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