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Bach Harpsichord Concertos 1, 2, 3 (BWV 1052-1054) is the debut solo album from harpsichord player Marcin Swiatkiewicz on Channel Classics Records. The ensemble on this recording includes Marcin Swiatkiewicz, harpsichord, Zefira Valova, violin, Anna Nowak-Pokrzywinska, violin, Dymitr Olszewski, viola and Tomasz Pokrzywinski, cello. It will be officially released on September 7, 2018.
But the thought of the harpsichord music of Bach in DSD 256, well, it's just too good to keep our listeners waiting for another three weeks. So you will find it today at the Native DSD Music store in Stereo and Multichannel DSD 256 as well as DSD 128, DSD 64 and DXD. (This is a DSD Exclusive, Not on SACD release).
Marcin tells us "Musical works of genius are sometimes approached as museum exhibits, and the controversies concerning interpretative freedom can even be more fierce than Scheibe’s famous polemic with Bach’s advocate Birnbaum. Full of respect for the Composer’s artistic ideas as I am, I try to understand his music in the context of a time when improvisation was universally practiced.
The wealth, complexity and refinement of the notation make this task more difficult, but important clues are provided by the study of versions that usually differ in these very aspects, namely – texture and ornamentation. I made up my mind to look for my own embellishments, especially in those sections that are repeated da capo, but also in the brief cadenzas. My partners in this project adopted a similar stance. We believe that this approach is closer to the Composer’s own intention than a literal reading of the score. It provides for a fuller understanding of the music and for a greater freedom of expression."
The music of Marcin Swiatkiewicz on the harpsichord and organ can be found on the earlier Channel Classics album Perla Barocca: Early Italian Masterpieces with violinist Rachel Podger and Daniele Caminiti on the Theorbo. Also worth checking out while you are at the NativeDSD Music store.
