After Bach
Classical
| Apr 2018
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-04-28
Reviewed 2018-04-28
Reviewed: 2018-04-27
Genre: Classical (X)
FCCs: none
Review: superb solo piano pieces, half composed by Bach and half take-offs improvised by Mehldau. I can’t do justice to the compositions in the track review. Check the liner notes
If You Like: Glenn Gould, John Elliot Gardiner, McCoy Tyner, Oscar Peterson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Before Bach: Benediction (5:25) – slow start swings to midtempo swings to uptempo, then slows to fade
* 2/ Prelude No. 3 in C# Major from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 1, BMV 848 (1:21) – fast> quick stop
*3/ After Bach: Rondo (8:21) – fast> false stop> fast> quick stop
4/ Prelude No. 1 in C Major from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 2, BMV 870 (2:37) – midtempo> fade
5/ After Bach: Pastorale (3:46) – midtempo> quick stop
*6/ Prelude No. 10 in E Minor from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 1, BMV 855 (2:16) – midtempo> quick stop
7/ After Bach: Flux (5:06) – uptempo> quick stop
*8/ Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 1, BMV 857 (6:10) – slow> false stop> slow swings to uptempo> quick stop
*9/ After Bach: Dream (7:50) – slow builds to midtempo> swings to uptempo> quick stop
*10/ Fugue No. 16 in G Minor from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 2, BMV 885 (3:04) – slow start swings to uptempo> quick stop
**11/ After Bach: Ostinato (12:20) – slow start builds to midtempo> builds in volume & intensity> swings to fast tempo & slows to fade
12/ Prayer For Healing (11:06) – slow start builds to midtempo & slows to fade
Genre: Classical (X)
FCCs: none
Review: superb solo piano pieces, half composed by Bach and half take-offs improvised by Mehldau. I can’t do justice to the compositions in the track review. Check the liner notes
If You Like: Glenn Gould, John Elliot Gardiner, McCoy Tyner, Oscar Peterson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Before Bach: Benediction (5:25) – slow start swings to midtempo swings to uptempo, then slows to fade
* 2/ Prelude No. 3 in C# Major from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 1, BMV 848 (1:21) – fast> quick stop
*3/ After Bach: Rondo (8:21) – fast> false stop> fast> quick stop
4/ Prelude No. 1 in C Major from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 2, BMV 870 (2:37) – midtempo> fade
5/ After Bach: Pastorale (3:46) – midtempo> quick stop
*6/ Prelude No. 10 in E Minor from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 1, BMV 855 (2:16) – midtempo> quick stop
7/ After Bach: Flux (5:06) – uptempo> quick stop
*8/ Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 1, BMV 857 (6:10) – slow> false stop> slow swings to uptempo> quick stop
*9/ After Bach: Dream (7:50) – slow builds to midtempo> swings to uptempo> quick stop
*10/ Fugue No. 16 in G Minor from The Well- Tempered Clavier Book 2, BMV 885 (3:04) – slow start swings to uptempo> quick stop
**11/ After Bach: Ostinato (12:20) – slow start builds to midtempo> builds in volume & intensity> swings to fast tempo & slows to fade
12/ Prayer For Healing (11:06) – slow start builds to midtempo & slows to fade
Recent airplay
After Bach: Ostinato
Music Casserole — Jun 23, 2018
Before Bach: Benediction
Sound Landscapes — May 24, 2018
After Bach: Ostinato
Old Fart at Play — May 05, 2018
After Bach: Pastorale
Sound Landscapes — May 03, 2018
Charting
2018-04-29 — 2018-07-01
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 24 | 1 |
| May 27 | 1 |
| May 6 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Before Bach: Benediction | ||
| 2. | Prelude No. 3 In C# Major From The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 Bmv | ||
| 3. | After Bach: Rondo | ||
| 4. | Prelude No. 1 In C Major From The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 Bmv 870 | ||
| 5. | After Bach: Pastorale | ||
| 6. | Prelude No. 10 In E Minor From The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 Bmv 855 | ||
| 7. | After Bach: Flux | ||
| 8. | Prelude And Fugue No. 12 In F Minor From The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 Bmv 83 | ||
| 9. | After Bach: Dream | ||
| 10. | Fugue No.16 In G Minor From The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 Bmv 885 | ||
| 11. | After Bach: Ostinato | ||
| 12. | Prayer For Healing |