Bach-Reger: Transcriptions for Piano Duet (Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6, Toccata and Fugue, Passacaglia & Prelude and Fuge) PianoDuo Takahashi & Lehmann

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger):
• 1 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: I. Allegro 05:01
• 2 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: II. Andante 03:45
• 3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro Assai 02:40
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 (Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger):
• 4 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro 09:44
• 5 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso 05:54
• 6 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro 05:58
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 (Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger):
• 7 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: I. Allegro 04:14
• 8 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio 03:36
• 9 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro 04:39
• 10 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: IV. Menuetto - Trio I - Polacca - Trio II 06:50
• Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 (Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger):
• 11 Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 12:56
• Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565:
• 12 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 07:46
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 (Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger):
• 13 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro 07:13
• 14 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: II. Andante 03:17
• 15 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: III. Presto 04:44
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051 (Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger):
• 16 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro non Tanto 06:13
• 17 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non Tanto 03:59
• 18 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro 05:13
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 (Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger):
• 19 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro con spirito - II. Adagio 05:53
• 20 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro 05:09
• Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552 (Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger):
• 21 Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552: I. Prelude 07:55
• 22 Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552: II. Fugue 05:31
• Total Runtime 02:08:10

Info for Bach-Reger: Transcriptions for Piano Duet (Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6, Toccata and Fugue, Passacaglia & Prelude and Fuge)

Max Reger paid homage to his musical guiding star Johann Sebastian Bach not only as an imaginative interpreter, but also as a sensitive arranger, making numerous organ works and the complete Brandenburg Concertos available for piano four hands.

This new release featuring the PianoDuo Takahashi|Lehmann presents rare repertoire for piano duo: the complete recording of Reger's arrangements of the Brandenburg Concertos as well as other works by J.S. Bach.

Max Reger was a key figure in the Bach renaissance at the beginning of the 20th century. Because of his polyphonic compositional style, he was also revered by his followers as 'the modern Bach'. "Sebastian Bach is for me the beginning and end of all music; upon him rests, and from him originates, all real progress! That Bach could be misunderstood for so long is the greatest scandal for the 'critical wisdom' of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries." But it was not only as an interpreter of piano, chamber and orchestral music that he championed his musical role model throughout his lifetime, but also as the editor of several orchestral suites and concertos as well as the arranger of numerous organ works. Thomaskantor Karl Straube praised him for the "perfect manner in which he succeeded in reproducing the sound characteristics of the organ on the pianoforte."

PianoDuo Takahashi | Lehmann

PianoDuo Takahashi|Lehmann
was founded in Berlin in 2009. The musicians perform in many European countries as well as in Korea and Japan.

Norie Takahashi first came to prominence by winning awards at numerous competitions, including the International Beethoven Competitions in Bonn and Vienna, the Schubert Competition in Graz, the Leeds International Piano Competition and the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels. After gaining a music diploma in Tokyo, she continued her studies with Klaus Hellwig at the Universität der Künste Berlin. She also received artistic inspiration from distinguished musicians such as Bruno Leonardo Gelber, Robert Levin, Ferenc Rados, Pascal Devoyon and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Norie Takahashi appears as soloist and chamber musician in many European countries as well as in Asia.

Björn Lehmann studied in Hamburg, Lausanne and at the Universität der Künste Berlin with Klaus Hellwig. He also received important artistic inspiration from Ferenc Rados, Leonard Hokanson, Robert Levin, ZoltanKocsis, members of the Amadeus Quartet,HartmutHöll and Irwin Gage. In 2011 Björn Lehmann was madeprofessor at the Universität der Künste Berlin. He regularly gives master classes and appears as soloist andchamber musician in Europe, Latin America and Asia.

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