{"product_id":"j-bach-s-despax-spira-spera","title":"J Bach .S. \/ Despax- Spira Spera (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel Despax returns to Signum with a disc of JS Bach transcriptions. The title quotes Victor Hugo's 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' (\"Breathe, Hope\"), brought to Despax's mind following the news of the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, where he had attended many concerts of Bach's music as a child. Despax describes Bach's music as being \"of such clarity, coherence and expressive power, that it is able to transcend it's original medium, and to some extent, style.\" This virtuosic programme combines both well-known transcriptions, such as the mighty Bach-Busoni 'Chaconne' and Saint-Saën's 'Overture', with the first recordings of several arrangements by the late 19th\/early 20th century pianist Theodor Szántó's - featuring his monumental and uncompromising transcriptions of the Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, and the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor. Emmanuel Despax has gained worldwide recognition as a singular artist, whose interpretations bring a rare sincerity and imagination to the music. A remarkable performer of romantic and post-romantic music, he has been invited to give recital performances in the UK (Wigmore Hall's London Pianoforte Series, Cadogan Hall, Chipping Campden and Petworth Festivals, and the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, where he was appointed artistic director in 2020 of a complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle). Summer 2021 will see the release of a Brahms album including the Sixteen Waltzes Op. 39 and Piano Concerto No.1 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Litton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWir Danken Dir, Gott, Wir Danken Dir, Cantata, Bwv 29: Ouverture (Transcr. Camille Saint-Sa\u0026amp;euml;ns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolin Partita No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1004: Chaconne (Transcr. Ferruccio Busoni)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrelude In B Minor, Bwv 855a (Transcr. Alexander Siloti)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrelude And Fugue In A Minor, Bwv 543: Prelude (Transcr. Franz Liszt)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrelude And Fugue In A Minor, Bwv 543: Fugue (Transcr. Franz Liszt)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen G\u0026amp;#39;mein, Chorale Prelude, Bwv 734 (Transcr. Ferruccio Busoni)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland, Chorale Prelude, Bwv 659 (Transcr. Ferruccio Busoni)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassacaglia And Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 582: Passacaglia (Transcr. Theodor Sz\u0026amp;aacute;nto\u0026amp;#x301;)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassacaglia And Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 582: Fugue (Transcr. Theodor Sz\u0026amp;aacute;nto\u0026amp;#x301;)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme, Chorale Prelude, Bwv 645 (Transcr. Ferruccio Busoni)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIch Ruf\u0026amp;#39; Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Chorale Prelude Bwv 639 (Transcr. Ferruccio Busoni)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasia And Fugue In G Minor, Bwv 542: Fantasia (Transcr. Theodor Sz\u0026amp;aacute;nto\u0026amp;#x301;)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasia And Fugue In G Minor, Bwv 542: Fugue (Transcr. Theodor Sz\u0026amp;aacute;nto\u0026amp;#x301;)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, Cantata, Bwv 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man\u0026amp;#39;s Desiring (Transcr. Myra Hess)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eUPC \u0026gt; 635212066522\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormat \u0026gt; New CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabel \u0026gt; Signum Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46982882984157,"sku":"635212066522","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3931724-2669904.jpg?v=1762924316","url":"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/products\/j-bach-s-despax-spira-spera","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}