An album dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach piano solo, follows Alexandre Tharaud's very original Four Hands project. The protean French pianist brings a programme concentrating on Bach on the piano - in this instance mostly in his own transcriptions such as the Lute Suite BWV 996, the Johannes-Passion BWV 245 and many others. The album also features a few Bach HITS: Sicilienne BWV 1031, the famous Bach/Gounod Ave Maria and the Adagio from the Keyboard Concerto BWV 974, after Alessandro Marcello Adagio.Track List Keyboard Concerto in D minor BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto) Lute Suite in E minor BWV 996: V. Bourrée (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) Johannes-Passion BWV 245 Pt. 1: No. 1 Chor. "Herr Unser Herrscher" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) Keyboard Suite in a Minor BWV 818A: Prélude Keyboard Suite in a Minor BWV 818A: Sarabande Keyboard Suite in a Minor BWV 818A: Menuet Keyboard Suite in a Minor BWV 818A: Courante Keyboard Suite in a Minor BWV 818A: Allemande Keyboard Suite in a Minor BWV 818A: Gigue Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 Pt. 2: No. 49 Aria. "Aus Liebe Will Mein Heiland Sterben" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major BWV 1068: II. Air (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 906: I. Fantasia Organ Concerto in D minor BWV 596: III. Largo E Spiccato "Siciliano" (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) Flute Partita in a Minor BWV 1013: I. Allemande (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) Ave Maria (Meditation After Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C Major BWV 846)
