Play Bach N掳2

by Jacques Loussier

Play Bach N掳2 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: France
  • Length: 37:32
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing a highly successful formula, the French pianist infuses the rigid counterpoint of classical masterworks with the rhythmic flexibility of a swinging jazz trio. By highlighting the inherent improvisational qualities embedded in Baroque forms, the project achieved massive international popularity while sparking ongoing debates regarding musical purism.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, instrumental, piano, ensemble, fusion, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Partita, No. 1 in B Flat Major (En Si B茅mol), Allemande (6:21)
  2. Partita, No. 1 in B Flat Major (En Si B茅mol), Courante (2:32)
  3. Partita, No. 1 in B Flat Major (En Si B茅mol), Sarabande (2:59)
  4. Partita, No. 1 in B Flat Major (En Si B茅mol), Menuet I (2:01)
  5. Partita, No. 1 in B Flat Major (En Si B茅mol), Menuet II (2:01)
  6. Partita, No. 1 in B Flat Major (En Si B茅mol), Gigue (3:12)
  7. Chorale (4:11)
  8. Prelude, No. 6 (2:09)
  9. Aria (3:27)
  10. Prelude, No. 16 (2:59)
  11. Fugue, No.16 (2:45)
  12. Prelude, No. 21 (2:48)

Credits

  • Jacques Loussier - primary artist, arranged by, piano [uncredited]
  • Christian Garros - primary artist, drums
  • Pierre Michelot - primary artist, contrabass
  • Johann Sebastian Bach - composed by

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