Nikolai Demidenko - Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 2 ¿ Busoni II [CD]

Following the success of Nikolai Demidenko's first disc of Busoni's transcriptions of Bach (CDA66566), here he completes the project. Busoni developed an individual approach to re-casting Bach's organ works for the piano, and utilizes a full range of sonorities to recreate the sound and effects of the organ. These transcriptions were so popular during Busoni's lifetime that his wife was once introduced by a society patron as Mrs Bach-Busoni! This disc includes several lesser-known chorale preludes, the imposing Chaconne (originally for solo violin, although Busoni views it very much as another organ transcription), the D major Prelude and Fugue BWV532, and two rarities—the E minor Prelude and Fugue (BWV533) that Busoni used to illustrate his transcription techniques in the appendix to his edition of Bach's Das wohltemperirte Clavier, and the Fantasie, Adagio and Fugue, which is a hybrid work conjoining two Bach keyboard works (two thirds of the fugue is entirely by Busoni, as Bach left it unfinished). Nikolai Demidenko conjures a magnificent sound from his Fazioli piano, and draws on his unique palette of instrumental colour. Anyone who has heard his first Bach-Busoni disc will want this follow-up. This disc is also part of a new Hyperion series exploring the wealth and diversity of piano transcriptions of Bach.

Fantasia, Adagio and Fugue (BWV 906/968)

Komm, Gott Schopfer, Heiliger Geist (BWV 667) (Chorale Prelude From Book 1)

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 645) (Chorale Prelude From Book 1)

Prelude and Fugue in E minor (BWV 533)

Prelude and Fugue in D major (BWV 532)

Herr Gott, nun schleub den Himmel auf (BWV 617) (Chorale Preludes from Book 2)

Durch Adam's Fall ist ganz verderbt (BWV 637/705) (Chorale Preludes from Book 2)

In dir ist Freude (BWV 615) (Chorale Preludes from Book 2)

Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (BWV 665) (Chorale Preludes from Book 2)

Chaconne in D minor (from Partita No 2 for solo violin) (BWV 1004)

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: Audio CD
• Barcode: 34571173245
• Release Date: September 12, 2025

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