Leo Van Doeselaar Speelt Bach

 

Forbidden delicacies could very well be the motto for the Bach recital by organist and pianist Leo van Doeselaar. Before the break, a selection of organ works (responsible delicacies...) by Bach will be played, which will be mirrored after the break in highly romantic piano arrangements of the organ compositions performed in the first part. The arrangements were made by the famous piano virtuosos August Stradal and Ferruccio Busoni. They shared an inexhaustible admiration for the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. At that time, his harpsichord works could not simply be translated one-to-one to piano: the audience would not have understood the notes of genius in themselves. A lot of dynamics and a variety of playing styles and pedal instructions had to be added to make Bach's idiom around 1900 seem familiar to the audience. When playing organ works on the piano, a complete translation had to be made. The extra bass parts for the pedal meant that the footwork had to be incorporated into the already busy two hands. A great challenge for both the arrangers and especially for the performing pianists!

 

Executive

Leo van Doeselaar, Utopa Barokorgel en Erard-vleugel

 

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

- Partita Christ, der du bist der helle Tag (BWV 766)

- Uit het Orgelbüchlein                                                                 

                  Gott, durch deine Güte/ Gottes Sohn ist kommen (BWV 600)     

                  Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639)                    

                  Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott (BWV 602)                                  

- Sonate IV (BWV 528)                                                                                                                      

                  Adagio-Vivace

                  Andante

                  Un poc’ allegro

- Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein / Es ist gewißlich an der Zeit (BWV734)   

- Uit ’18 Choräle’                                                                                                                   

                  Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist (BWV 667)   

BREAK

- Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639)

- Andante: Mit Andacht (bewerking Ferruccio Busoni)

- Sonate IV (BWV 528, bewerking August Stradal)

                  Maestoso - Un poco Allegro, ma sempre maestoso

                  Adagio

                  Allegro

- Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein (BWV 734, bewerking Ferruccio Busoni)

                  Allegro: Lebhaft und heiter  

- Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist (BWV 667, bewerking Ferruccio Busoni)

                  Vivace maestoso: Festlich und glänzend

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

- Fantasia ‘nach J.S.Bach’