Peaceful Bach 安寧的巴哈
★音樂的純粹美感,神聖的感動 「對我來說,這些音樂永遠不會一樣,永遠不會。每一天都是新的、奇妙而且讓人難以置信。這就是巴哈,像大自然般,是個奇蹟。」大提琴家卡薩爾斯曾經這樣形容巴哈的作品。法國作曲家古諾則認為「巴哈是個巨人⋯⋯(是所有作曲家裡)最全面的一位⋯⋯他表達出所有的一切。」
這是一套由DG策畫的專輯,特別突顯巴哈音樂中,寧靜詳和而且變化多端的一面,像是《郭德堡變奏曲》主題、改編為曼陀鈴獨奏的第五號大鍵琴協奏曲絕美緩板、改編為弦樂四重奏版的F小調第十二號賦格(十二平均律第一冊)、升C小調第四號賦格(十二平均律第一冊)、第一號小提琴協奏曲的行板樂章、雙小提琴協奏曲緩板樂章、冰島鋼琴家維京古爾改編成鋼琴版的第五十四號清唱劇《抵抗罪孽》。還有經常被重新詮釋的《G弦之歌》、布梭尼改編為鋼琴曲的《主啊,現在敞開祢的天堂》,演出者則是DG旗下的精銳盡出,像是:艾維‧艾維塔、艾默森弦樂四重奏、葛莉茉、布列哈茲、阿格麗希、麥斯基、希拉蕊‧韓、阿貝利希‧梅耶、白建宇、平諾克、王健、普萊亞、巴蒂雅許維莉、平諾克等人。
1. Aria (Original Version)
2. 2. Largo (adapted for Mandolin and Orchestra by Avi Avital)
3. Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 (arr. for strings by E. A. Förster)
4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Arr. Guillermo Figueroa)
5. Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849 (Original Version)
6. 2. Andante (Original Version)
7. Sarabande (Original Version)
8. 2. Adagio (Original Version)
9. 2. Allemande (Transcribed for Solo Guitar by Göran Söllscher Transcribed for Solo Guitar by Göran Söllscher)
10. 2. Largo ma non tanto (Original Version)
11. No.39 Aria Alto: 'Erbarme dich' (Part Two)
12. 3. Gavotte (Arr. Guitar)
13. 4. Sarabande (Original Version)
14. Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54 (Transcr. by Víkingur ?lafsson)
15. Transcribed for piano Ferruccio Busoni 1866-1924
16. 2. Andante (Concerto for Oboe d'amore from BWV 209)
17. Sanctify us (arr. for piano by Harriet Cohen 1895 - 1967)
18. Contrapunctus I (Version for String Quartet)
1. 2. Air (Original Version)
2. 2. Adagio (Concerto For Piano No. 1 In D Minor, BWV 1052)
3. 2. Adagio (Original Version)
4. 3. Andante (adapted for Mandolin and Continuo by Avi Avital)
5. 2. Andante (Original Version)
6. 4. Sarabande (Original Version)
7. transcription for guitar in D minor
8. Var. 15 Canone alla Quinta in moto contrario (Original Version)
9. 2. Siciliano (Arr. Andreas N.Tarkmann)
10. 2. Adagio (Reconstruction for Oboe, Violin, Strings & B.c.)
11. Var. 21 Canone alla Settima (Arranged for Harp by Catrin Finch)
12. 3. Sarabande (Original Version)
13. 1. Prélude (Transcribed for Solo Guitar by Göran Söllscher)
14. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 659
15. 3. Sarabande (Original Version)
16. Arr. Julian Lloyd Webber
17. 2. Andante (Concerto for Oboe from BWV 105, 170 & 49)
18. Arr. piano Harriet Cohen
19. Adagio (Original Version)
20. 1. Prelude (Recomposed by Peter Gregson: Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007)