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The Art of Bach / Anderson & Roe
Release Date:
01/13/2015
Label:
Steinway & Sons
Catalog #:
30033
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson , Elizabeth Joy Roe , Augustin Hadelich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Number of Discs:
1
Recorded in:
Stereo
Length:
1 Hours 14 Mins.
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In an instance of programming wizardry, the “exhilarating” (Gramophone) Anderson & Roe Piano Duo has crafted an album showcasing the immense stylistic and expressive variety of Bach’s art. Where else can one find the apex of scholarly composition, The Art of Fugue, featured alongside one of the monuments of sacred music, the St. Matthew Passion? From heartfelt cantatas and virtuosic concertos to feats of contrapuntal aplomb, this versatile compilation sheds new light on Bach's art and ultimately reveals the matchless brilliance of the man, heard through the dynamic interplay of Anderson & Roe.
R E V I E W S:
The U.S. branch of the Steinway piano firm has issued a series of piano recordings that is has
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carefully curated so as to reflect the company's roots in the music scene of a century ago, or a bit more. This gives the label's output a satisfying coherence as well as bringing forth some intriguing individual concepts. This release by the Anderson & Roe piano duo is a representative example that might appeal to those who've had their fill of severe historical-performance approaches to Bach. It wouldn't have been strange in the 19th century to present an evening of Bach's music on two pianos, for that medium was a common one for bringing music of large dimensions into the home or a small community venue. Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe thus capture a slice of the American musical past, but they also expand upon it creatively, which is what brings projects like this to life. They employ the talents of a variety of arrangers, including themselves, and they cover such unexpected items as the St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, in a suite of their own devising. The result is a program that views the range of Bach's creativity under a different lens from those anybody else has used. As the graphics have it, "Where else can one find the apex of scholarly composition, The Art of Fugue, featured alongside one of the monuments of sacred music, the St. Matthew Passion?" Throw some chorales into the mix, and there will be an idea of the considerable appeal of this release, recorded at the ideally sized Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, the State University of New York.
– James Manheim, All Music Guide
For their third Steinway & Sons release, the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo dedicate their uncanny ensemble prowess and canny programme-building to JS Bach. The eloquent reserve of Kurtág's so-called E flat Sonatina leads into the C major Concerto for two keyboards (sans orchestra), which stands out for the duo's gorgeously calibrated
legato
slow movement, plus relaxed propulsion and playful conversational ease in the fugal finale. While the idea of five St Matthew Passion numbers arranged into a two-piano suite is tantamount to box-office poison, it actually works. What is more, the duo's restraint and taste reveal how the music's expressive poignancy stands up without sung texts. Perhaps more varied phrasings would have brought out more of the Art of Fugue Contrapunctus IX's vivacity but the pianists' double-dotting in Bach's two keyboard arrangement of the three-voice mirror fugue allows the music to dance off the page. Subtle dissonant inflections and feathery staccato articulation distinguish a selection of Canons based on the Goldberg Variations' ground. A specially arranged aria from Cantata No 127 (with the excellent violin soloist Augustin Hadelich as special guest) gently wanders into Romantic pianism's registral extremes. The duo link the outer movements of the Bach/Reger Third Brandenburg Concerto (what a tempo for the final Allegro!) with a cadenza that liberally quotes from the Chromatic Fantasy's arpeggiated chord sequence. And why not? After all, Bach borrowed - indeed, stole - from himself all the time. Certainly he would have embraced Anderson & Roe's ingenuity and musicianship.
– Jed Distler, Gramophone
"On The Art of Bach, the dynamic interplay of pianists Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe lends a tantalizing new dimension to J.S. Bach’s unmatched counterpoint on this expansive portrait of classical music’s most omnipotent figure. During this excellent recording, the duo present original and reimagined versions of his music while reframing it in a modern context.Overall, The Art of Bach offers listeners a new way of hearing Bach's works on piano from one of today's most exciting duos."
– Paula Edelstein, LA Music Examiner
"This contemplative, refreshing album from Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe, partners since 2002, has—unusually—several transcriptions of sacred pieces. “God’s Time is the Best Time” makes for a tender prelude to the bright and cheerful Concerto in C for two keyboards. Some of the phrasing in its first movement is, I think, meant to sound impetuous, but it often comes across a little abrupt, especially in contrast to the mellifluous slow movement. In the nimble finale, one of the duo’s best characteristics is on display, the ability to bring clarity of line to textures that could easily sound cluttered. The homophonic writing in pieces like St. Matthew’s Passion can be even denser, and the pianists outdo themselves in illuminating the music’s salient points. These five movements are sublime... Max Reger’s transcription of the Third Brandenburg Concerto is a glittering, fantastic ending to this gorgeous-sounding release."
– The Absolute Sound
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1.
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste, BWV 106 "Actus tragicus": no 1, Sonatina in E flat minor
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
by 1708 Mühlhausen, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
2 Minutes 30 Secs.
2.
Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
1738-1739 Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
18 Minutes 03 Secs.
3.
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 47, Erbarme dich
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
?1727 Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
6 Minutes 9 Secs.
4.
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 55, Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
?1727 Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
1 Minutes 1 Secs.
5.
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 58, Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
1727
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
4 Minutes 57 Secs.
6.
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 63, O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
?1727 Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
1 Minutes 3 Secs.
7.
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 75, Mache dich, mein Herze
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
?1727 Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
5 Minutes 40 Secs.
8.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 9, a 4, alla duodecima
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
circa 1745-1750 Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
2 Minutes 23 Secs.
9.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13, a 3, rectus
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
circa 1745-1750 Leipzig, Germany
Length:
2 Minutes 17 Secs.
10.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13, a 3, inversus
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
circa 1745-1750 Leipzig, Germany
Length:
2 Minutes 22 Secs.
11.
Canons (14) on the Ground from the "Goldberg Variations", BWV 1087: Excerpt(s)
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
?1731 Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
3 Minutes 7 Secs.
12.
Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Augustin Hadelich (Violin) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano) , Greg Anderson (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
1725 Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
8 Minutes 58 Secs.
13.
Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208: Schafe können sicher weiden "Sheep May Safely Graze"
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
1713 Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
4 Minutes 48 Secs.
14.
Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Greg Anderson (Piano) , Elizabeth Joy Roe (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period:
Baroque
Written:
1711-1713 ?Weimar, Germany
Date of Recording:
1/23-1/25 2014
Length:
10 Minutes 55 Secs.
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