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David Fray - Partita in D / Douze Notations Pour Piano

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Format: CD
Label: ERATO
Catalog: 0085787
Rel. Date: 06/05/2007
UPC: 094638578727

Partita in D / Douze Notations Pour Piano
Artist: David Fray
Format: CD
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DISC: 1

1. Partita In D Major Bwv 828: Ouverture
2. Partita In D Major Bwv 828: Allemande
3. Partita In D Major Bwv 828: Courante
4. Partita In D Major Bwv 828: Aria
5. Partita In D Major Bwv 828: Sarabance
6. Partita In D Major Bwv 828: Menuet
7. Partita In D Major Bwv 828: Gigue
8. 12 Notations Pour Piano: I Fantasque - Modéré
9. 12 Notations Pour Piano: II Très Vif
10. 12 Notations Pour Piano: III Assez Lent
11. 12 Notations Pour Piano: IV Rythmique
12. 12 Notations Pour Piano: V Doux Et Improvisé
13. 12 Notations Pour Piano: VI Rapide
14. 12 Notations Pour Piano: VII Hiératique
15. 12 Notations Pour Piano: VIII Modéré Jusqu' À Très Vif
16. 12 Notations Pour Piano: IX Lointain - Calme
17. 12 Notations Pour Piano: X Mécanique Et Très Sec
18. 12 Notations Pour Piano: XI Scintillant
19. 12 Notations Pour Piano: XII Lent - Puissant Et Âpre
20. French Suite No.1 In D Minor, Bwv 812: Allemande
21. French Suite No.1 In D Minor, Bwv 812: Courante
22. French Suite No.1 In D Minor, Bwv 812: Sarabande
23. French Suite No.1 In D Minor, Bwv 812: Menuets I & II
24. French Suite No.1 In D Minor, Bwv 812: Gigue
25. Incises

More Info:

Bach, Boulez: Piano Works / David Fray - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Pierre Boulez, Performer: David Fray, "In 2005, fresh out of a conservatory in Paris, the young pianist David Fray received an award from a cultural foundation in France to make a solo recording. He bravely chose a program juxtaposing two major keyboard works of Bach with shorter yet formidable scores by Pierre Boulez. Here is that recording, Mr. Fray's second, but his first on a major label. The superbly played and thoughtful program should help spread the news about this emerging French artist, now 26. In both Bach and Boulez, Mr. Fray displays an articulate touch, splendid command of shadings and nimble finger work. The youthful freshness of the performances is especially appealing. Mr. Fray is not intimidated by either giant. He brings a fluid sense of rhythm and much sparkle to Bach's D major Partita... Mr. Fray's account of Bach's D minor French Suite is also captivating, played with real affinity for the French flourishes in the dance movements... Bach devotees who may be wary of Mr. Boulez's music should hear Mr. Fray's playful, crystalline and wondrously delicate account of the 12 "Notations," an ingenious set of short pieces... "
        
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