J.S. Bach (arr. Busoni) - Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ- Choral Prelude BWV 639 (official video)

Igor Levit’s music video for “J.S.Bach (arr. F.Busoni) Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ- - Choral Prelude BWV 639” is from his new album “Encounter” which is released on 11 September on Sony Classical. It is a very personal double album marked by a desire for encounter and togetherness. The program includes rarely played arrangements of J.S. Bach and Johannes Brahms by Ferruccio Busoni and Max Reger, as well as Palais de Mari – Morton Feldman’s final work for piano.

Listen and order the album here: https://IgorLevit.lnk.to/EncounterAY

The 33-year-old once again steps beyond the limits of pure piano repertoire: in the Busoni transcriptions of Bach’s chorale preludes and the late Brahms, which are rarely heard as complete cycles, Levit assumes the role of an organist who fills vast church spaces. In Johannes Brahms’ “Vier ernste Gesänge,” he lends instrumental eloquence to overcoming the torments of fearing death. On the other hand, the gentle shimmer produced from its very few notes makes Morton Feldman's extremely quiet work for piano, “Palais de Mari” (1986), the epitome of a sensuous, transcendental realm of possibilities.

International Release date: 11. September 2020

Video producer: Boris Fromageot

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