Bach: Violin Sonatas / Alfred Dubois, Marcel Maas

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Bach: Violin Sonatas / Alfred Dubois, Marcel Maas

	Release Date: 12/2000 Label: Biddulph Catalog #: 80171 Spars Code: ADD Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Performer: Marcel Maas, Alfred Dubois Number of Discs: 1 Recorded in: Mono Length: 1 Hours 13 Mins. Be the first to review this title	CD $19.99 In Stock

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Because he did not live into the LP era, not many aficionados have heard, let alone heard of the Belgian violinist Alfred Dubois (1898-1949). Perhaps he's best remembered as a highly sought after teacher, whose pupils included, among others, Arthur Grumiaux. This first CD release of Dubois' extraordinary 1933 Bach sonata recordings, though, should set things right. Dubois' Burgundy flavored sonority is enhanced by a vibrato that's quick and gentle, and his phrasing stresses elegance over propulsion. Pianist Marcel Maas, another unjustly neglected artist, whose limpid support helps render Bach's interweaving lines with clarity and warmth, partners him. Maas is no less mesmerizing in his poised, lucid, and gorgeously spun C Minor Toccata BWV 911. It was originally released on three twelve-inch 78-RPM sides, with the equally commanding Fugue from the E minor Toccata (BWV 914) occupying side four. These count among the finest solo Bach piano recordings ever made, and their first CD appearance fulfills a long-held wish on this writer's part. Add Ward Marston's exemplary transfers, plus authoritative notes by Tully Potter, and you have a reissue not to be missed. --Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com


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1.	Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 4 in C minor, BWV 1017 by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Marcel Maas (Piano), Alfred Dubois (Violin) Period: Baroque Written: 1717-1723; C�then, Germany	Date of Recording: 1933 Length: 17 Minutes 7 Secs.


2.	Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 5 in F minor, BWV 1018 by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Marcel Maas (Piano), Alfred Dubois (Violin) Period: Baroque Written: 1717-1723; C�then, Germany	Date of Recording: 1933 Length: 18 Minutes 33 Secs.


3.	Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 6 in G major, BWV 1019 by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Alfred Dubois (Violin) Period: Baroque Written: 1717-1723; C�then, Germany	Date of Recording: 1933 Length: 15 Minutes 57 Secs.


4.	Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015: Andante by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Alfred Dubois (Violin) Period: Baroque Written: 1717-1723; C�then, Germany	Date of Recording: 1933 Length: 4 Minutes 23 Secs.


5.	Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Marcel Maas (Piano) Period: Baroque Written: circa 1717; Weimar, Germany	Date of Recording: 1933 Length: 11 Minutes 55 Secs.


6.	Toccata in E minor, BWV 914: Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Marcel Maas (Piano) Period: Baroque Written: by 1708; ?Weimar, Germany	Date of Recording: 1933 Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs.

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