Notes and Editorial Reviews
No! Johann Sebastian Bach did not live for 400 years. However, he occupies a pivotal position in the history of keyboard music. The works on this unusual CD span four centuries, exploring the influence of earlier composers upon Bach, Bach's own music, and his influence on later composers. Although some of the pieces on this disc were originally composed for the harpsichord, all of the works are performed on the modern Steinway concert grand. Louis Nagel was born in Louisville, Kentucky and earned three degrees at Juilliard where he studied with Rosina Lhevinne and Joseph Bloch. Since 1969 he has served on the piano faculty at the University of Michigan.
No! Johann Sebastian Bach did not live for 400 years. However, he occupies a pivotal position in the history of keyboard music. The works on this unusual CD span four centuries, exploring the influence of earlier composers upon Bach, Bach's own music, and his influence on later composers. Although some of the pieces on this disc were originally composed for the harpsichord, all of the works are performed on the modern Steinway concert grand. Louis Nagel was born in Louisville, Kentucky and earned three degrees at Juilliard where he studied with Rosina Lhevinne and Joseph Bloch. Since 1969 he has served on the piano faculty at the University of Michigan. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Il secondo libro di toccate: Toccata no 1 in G minor by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1627; Italy
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, Michigan
Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs.
2.
Toccata in D major, BWV 912 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1710; Weimar, Germany
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, Michigan
Length: 12 Minutes 24 Secs.
3.
Ariadne Musica: Prelude and Fugue for Organ no 10 in F major by Johann Caspar Fischer
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1702; Germany
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, Michigan
Length: 0 Minutes 54 Secs.
4.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 11 in F major, BWV 856 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, MI
Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs.
5.
Ariadne Musica: Prelude and Fugue for Organ no 8 in E major by Johann Caspar Fischer
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1702; Germany
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, MI
Length: 1 Minutes 59 Secs.
6.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude and Fugue no 9 in E major, BWV 878 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1738-1742; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, MI
Length: 8 Minutes 54 Secs.
7.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C major, BWV 846 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, MI
Length: 5 Minutes 14 Secs.
8.
Preludes and Fugues (6) for Piano, Op. 35: no 1 in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Germany
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, MI
Length: 9 Minutes 37 Secs.
9.
Ludus Tonalis: Fuga tertia in F major by Paul Hindemith
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; USA
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, MI
Length: 2 Minutes 18 Secs.
10.
Preludes and Fugues (24) for Piano, Op. 87: no 24 in D minor by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:
Louis Nagel (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1950-1951; USSR
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Solid Sound Inc, Ann Arbour, MI
Length: 12 Minutes 50 Secs.
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