Angela Hewitt - Bach Arrangements

Angela Hewitt — Bach Arrangements

One of the world's leading pianists on 180-gram vinyl!

"A fascinating companion ... a ravishing disc." — Europadisc

Angela Hewitt, the "Queen of Bach," presents a selection of piano transcriptions of J.S. Bach's music. The Bach Arrangements recorded here are by composers and arrangers as diverse as Wilhelm Kempff, Mary Howe, Dame Myra Hess, William Walton, John Ireland, Herbert Howells, Harriet Cohen, Harold Bauer, Eugen d'Albert and Angela herself. The original CD release won a Canadian Juno Award in 2002, and Angela's typically erudite but approachable liner notes are included.

Pressed on 180-gram vinyl in a gatefold jacket. Hyperion 2026 vinyl edition.

 

 

Side A

1. Bach : Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: I. Sinfonia (Arr. Kempff for Piano)

2. Bach : Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (Arr. Kempff for Piano)

3. Bach : Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)

4. Bach : Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. Kempff for Piano)

5. Bach : Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 'Hunting Cantata' : X. Sheep May Safely Graz

6. Bach : Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 (Arr. Hewitt for Piano)

7. Bach : Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. Hess for Piano)

Side B

1. Bach : Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (Arr. Walton for Piano)

2. Bach : Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn, BWV 648 (Arr. Ireland for Piano)

3. Bach : O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV 622 (Arr. Howells for Piano)

4. Bach : Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22: V. Chorale. Sanctify Us By Thy Goodness (Arr. Cohen for Piano)

5. Bach : Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: III. Aria. Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen

6. Bach : Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 (Arr. Albert for Piano)

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