{"product_id":"hres2602-the-many-faces-of-js-bach-pure-dsd","title":"The Many Faces of J.S. Bach [Pure DSD]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eExclusively Available at NativeDSD in Pure DSD 256\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Many Faces of J.S. Bach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with pianist \u003cstrong\u003eGil Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e more than abundantly demonstrates Bach’s all-encompassing, infinite, and truly boundless range as a composer of style, technique, language, and emotion. In his first Partita, “red-tape” Bach reveals himself, obediently adhering to the formal structures of popular dance forms, though inevitably with his genius aplomb and virtuosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOften referred to as “The Old Testament” of keyboard music (compared to Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas – “The New Testament”), \u003ci\u003eThe Well Tempered Clavier\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of seismic genius, still today profoundly influencing all musicians, giving latent guidance to the overall course of music these past two and a half centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHowever deeply cerebral the Well Tempered Clavier may be though, Bach’s character was a veritable mixed bag, witnessed for example by the \u003ci\u003e6 Little Preludes, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere we see him in a slightly more casual mood; maybe in a T-shirt and shorts on a warm summer’s day, or alternately as a teacher effortlessly cobbling together some small nugget at the end of little Johannes’ lesson for him to take home, to aid in a stubborn technical issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA deeply devout Lutheran, he kneels before God in the Chorale Prelude – \u003ci\u003eI call to you, Lord Jesus Christ.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eOriginally composed for the organ, it is here arranged by Wilhelm Kempf, who similarly and very skillfully set for solo piano the \u003ci\u003eSiciliano\u003c\/i\u003e from Bach’s second Flute Sonata.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is Bach in a privately meditative and reflective mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Italian Concerto reveals a jesting, ebullient Bach, perhaps throwing back a few ales at the local (I have been to a pub in Germany that Bach frequented) whilst exchanging guffaws and humorous wisecracks with friends.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHere, it is hard to believe this is the same composer of those monumental, phrenic Preludes and Fugues!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGil Sullivan, Piano\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunnia Records","offers":[{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743004832068,"sku":"HRES2602-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743004864836,"sku":"HRES2602-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743004897604,"sku":"HRES2602-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743004930372,"sku":"HRES2602-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56743004963140,"sku":"HRES2602-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 32 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57344952926532,"sku":"HRES2602-85","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/HRES2602.jpg?v=1778512583","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/hres2602-the-many-faces-of-js-bach-pure-dsd","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}