Published
Tue, Aug 7, 2012, 14:35
- The pianist and electronic artist plays Bach, Buxtehude and his own compositions on an upcoming album for Deutsche Grammophon.
Francesco Tristano will release a new album on Deutsche Grammophon in September called Long Walk.
The album focuses on two of Tristano's most important influences: Johann Sebastian Bach and Dietrich Buxtehude. When Bach was 20 years old, he walked hundreds of kilometers to meet Buxtehude, an organ player at the forefront of the early Baroque movement. Though he planned to stay only a few weeks, Bach stayed and learned from Buxtehude for months, an experience that had a big impact on his development as an artist. The Long Walk shows Tristano paying homage to both artists through performances of their work, plus two of his own original compositions that borrow elements of the Baroque tradition. The album was recorded at Kyoto Concert Hall in Japan, with Tristano playing on a Yamaha CFX concert grand, captured by 12 mics "of differing tonal characteristics."
Tracklist
01. Buxtehude - Toccata (BuxWV 165)
02. Buxtehude - Canzona (BuxWV 168)
03. Buxtehude - Canzona (BuxWV 173)
04. Buxtehude - Ciaccona (BuxWV 160)
05. Buxtehude - Aria "La Capricciosa"
06. J.S. Bach - Variation 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet (BWV 988)
07. Tristano - Long Walk
08. J.S. Bach - Aria (BWV 988)
09. Tristano - Ground Bass
Deutsche Grammophon will release Long Walk on September 14th, 2012.