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Bach, Busoni, Strauss
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Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical
 
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All Artists: Bach, Busoni, Strauss, Wagner, Liszt, Chiu
Title: Transcriptions
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Release Date: 12/14/1992
Album Type: Import
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 713746094126
 

CD Reviews

Wonderful Bach transcriptions, superbly played.
Miles D. Moore | Alexandria, VA USA | 02/04/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I must confess I bought Frederic Chiu's CD of piano transcriptions for one cut only. I heard Chiu's performance of the Bach-Busoni "Nun freut euch, liebe Christen" on Washington's late, lamented WGMS-FM, and for those incredibly fleet-fingered, sonorous two minutes alone, I HAD to have this disc. Once I had it, I also found that I greatly enjoyed Rachmaninov's transcription of the Bach Partita in E, even if--as the liner notes point out--it contains much more of Rachmaninov than the Bach purists would like. All the other transcriptions here--even the other two Bach-Busoni pieces--strike me as a bit of a yawn, though Chiu's pianism throughout is beyond reproach. But for "Nun freut euch, liebe Christen" and the Partita in E alone, this disc is well worth the purchase price."