Artist: Aleksander Debicz, Marcin Zdunik
Title: Bach Stories
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2017
Duration: 01:58:23
Quality: High-Fidelity FLAC Stereo 24bit/96kHz
Label: WM Poland – WMI

Bach Stories explores a new way of thinking about classical music and improvisation; it presents historical music practice in a contemporary form. This double album from Warner Classics bears the fruits of a friendship and collaboration between two young but already much-awarded musicians. Aleksander Dbicz (piano) and Marcin Zdunik (cello) combine virtuosity and musical drama with the sheer joy and freshness of music-making in a unique programme of chamber works by Bach and improvisations inspired by those works.

These improvisations — in a classical style rather than jazz — create a bridge between two periods, bringing Bach’s music closer to the modern ear by using new means of expression. The ‘Stories’ evoked in the title could be a simple idea, a fleeting memory or a labyrinthine drama. “Bach’s music stirred and inspired our imagination, evoking both simple associations and complex narrative schemes”, explain the musicians.

Pianist Aleksander Dbicz, winner of the 2013 Transatlantyk Instant Composition Contest for improvising composer-musicians, made his Warner Classics debut with Cinematic Piano, an album of 12 of his own solo piano works inspired by film music. With Bach Stories, his first album in duo with Marcin Zdunik, this winner of numerous Bach competitions makes a powerful statement about the music of Johann Sebastian and its place in the modern world.

Marcin Zdunik is one of today’s leading young cellists and Warsaw Philharmonic artist-in-residence for the 2016/2017 season. It is also at the Warsaw Philharmonic that the Bach Stories recording sessions took place, and the acoustics of this magnificent concert hall served as additional inspiration for the musicians.

Tracklist:

  1. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio – 4:41
  2. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027: II. Allegro ma non tanto – 3:21
  3. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027: III. Andante – 3:02
  4. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro moderato – 2:56
  5. Cantata, BWV 147: X. ‘Jesus bleibet meine Freude’ – 2:55
  6. Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028: I. Adagio – 2:18
  7. Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028: II Allegro – 2:35
  8. Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028: III. Andante – 5:57
  9. Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028: IV. Allegro – 3:44
  10. Cantata, BMV 208: IX. Aria ‘Schafe können sicher weiden’ – 3:48
  11. Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace – 4:51
  12. Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio – 7:36
  13. Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro – 3:23
  14. Cantata, BWV 170: I. Aria ‘Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’ – 6:31
  15. Improvisation I – 0:41
  16. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658 – 3:36
  17. Improvisation II – 2:44
  18. O Lamm Gottes unschuldi, BWV 656 – 4:28
  19. Erbarm’ dich, o Herre Gott, BWV 721 – 6:11
  20. Improvisation III – 5:12
  21. Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617 – 2:32
  22. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, BWV 734 – 1:36
  23. Improvisation IV – 2:43
  24. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 – 5:02
  25. Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 665 – 2:51
  26. Improvisation V – 4:42
  27. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 – 3:36
  28. O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622 – 6:12
  29. Improvisation VI – 6:45
  30. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 – 2:07

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