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Bach: The Brandenburgs

Jacques Loussier Trio

Composer
J.S. Bach
Released
2006
Label
Telarc
Forces
Piano, Trio
Personnel
Jacques Loussier, Benoît Dunoyer de Segonzac, André Arpino

Loussier described this late Bach project as an attempt to reduce the music to its essence rather than repeat his earlier Play Bach method.

He made the Fifth Concerto the centre of the album because the trio’s arrangement had grown through years of live performance.

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The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.

The originalsJ.S. Bach · classical source works

The classical player follows the album movement by movement, omitting the movement Loussier omitted and preserving his reordered final pair from Brandenburg Concerto No. 6.

Jazzed upJacques Loussier Trio · 2006
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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: I. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: I. Allegro
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: II. AdagioBrandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: II. Adagio
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: III. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: III. Allegro
  4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: I. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: I. Allegro
  5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: II. AndanteBrandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: II. Andante
  6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: III. Allegro AssaiBrandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: III. Allegro Assai
  7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: I. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: I. Allegro
  8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: II. AdagioBrandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: II. Adagio
  9. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: III. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: III. Allegro
  10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major: I. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major: I. Allegro
  11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major: II. AndanteBrandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major: II. Andante
  12. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major: III. PrestoBrandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major: III. Presto
  13. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major: I. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major: I. Allegro
  14. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major: II. AffettuosoBrandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major: II. Affettuoso
  15. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major: III. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major: III. Allegro
  16. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major: I. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major: I. Allegro
  17. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major: II. AllegroBrandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
  18. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major: III. Adagio Ma Non TantoBrandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto