Artist: Benjamin Alard Title: J.S. Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 4 "Alla Veneziana" Year Of Release: 2021 Label: harmonia mundi Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz Total Time: 03:16:55 Total Size: 4.14 GB Tracklist: 01. Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: I. [no indication] (2:11) 02. Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: II. Largo (1:56) 03. Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: III. Allegro (2:27) 04. Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: I. [no indication] (3:08) 05. Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: II. Largo (3:08) 06. Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: III. Giga Presto (2:06) 07. Concerto in B Minor, BWV 979: I. Allegro (1:16) 08. Concerto in B Minor, BWV 979: II. Adagio (0:40) 09. Concerto in B Minor, BWV 979: III. Allegro (3:18) 10. Concerto in B Minor, BWV 979: IV. Andante (1:09) 11. Concerto in B Minor, BWV 979: V. Adagio (0:46) 12. Concerto in B Minor, BWV 979: VI. Allegro (3:44) 13. Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: I. [no indication] (2:06) 14. Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: II. Larghetto (3:03) 15. Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: III. Allegro (2:16) 16. Fantasia and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 944 (7:55) 17. Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: I. [no indication] (3:05) 18. Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (3:23) 19. Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: III. Presto (3:47) 20. Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 894: I. Prelude (5:46) 21. Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 894: II. Fugue (4:38) 22. Concerto in G Major, BWV 980: I. [no indication] (3:56) 23. Concerto in G Major, BWV 980: II. Largo (3:05) 24. Concerto in G Major, BWV 980: III. Allegro (4:05) 25. Organ Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593: I. [Allegro] (3:49) 26. Organ Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593: II. Adagio (3:39) 27. Organ Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593: III. Allegro (3:52) 28. Concerto in F Major, BWV 978: I. Allegro (2:21) 29. Concerto in F Major, BWV 978: II. Largo (1:28) 30. Concerto in F Major, BWV 978: III. Allegro (2:37) 31. Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596: I. [Allegro] (0:54) 32. Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596: II. Grave (0:17) 33. Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596: III. Fuga (3:08) 34. Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596: IV. Largo e spiccato (2:37) 35. Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596: V. [no indication] (3:08) 36. Concerto in C Major, BWV 976: I. [no indication] (4:03) 37. Concerto in C Major, BWV 976: II. Largo (3:09) 38. Concerto in C Major, BWV 976: III. Allegro (3:10) 39. Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 535 (6:56) 40. Organ Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: I. [Adagio] (3:11) 41. Organ Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: II. Grave (2:00) 42. Organ Concerto in G Major, BWV 592: III. Presto (1:56) 43. Fantasie and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542/2 (excerpt): II. Fugue (6:07) 44. Organ Concerto in C Major, BWV 594: I. [Allegro] (7:09) 45. Organ Concerto in C Major, BWV 594: II. Recitativ. Adagio (3:33) 46. Organ Concerto in C Major, BWV 594: III. Allegro (8:40) 47. "Wo soll ich fliehen hin", BWV 694 (3:14) 48. Trio for organ in D Minor, BWV 583 (4:57) 49. "Valet will ich dir geben", BWV 736 (4:05) 50. Trio super "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr", BWV 664 (5:33) 51. "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" BWV-Anh. 69 (3:05) 52. "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" BWV-Anh. 65 (1:16) 53. "Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele" BWV-Anh. 52 (3:30) 54. "Jesu, meine Freude" BWV-Anh. 58 (3:07) 55. Toccata in C Major, BWV 564: I. Toccata (5:37) 56. Toccata in C Major, BWV 564: II. Adagio (4:39) 57. Toccata in C Major, BWV 564: III. Fugue (5:04) With this volume 4 in a complete recording of Bach’s keyboard works whose ingenuity has been underlined by every reviewer, Benjamin Alard continues to explore the Weimar period, known as that of his ‘early mastery’. After “à la française”, we turn to Italy, where the Vivaldian concerto reigned in Venice. The young Bach created here a wonderful space of freedom between the transcriber and the improviser. For ‘if transcription is a matter of freedom, it is also a matter of powerful imagination: each piece on this recording transports us into a Venetian universe that fascinated Bach as much as it inspired him’, as Benjamin Alard demonstrates on three exceptional instruments