Bach, J S - The Well-Tempered Consort - I - Phantasm
- Product Code: CKD618
On this new recording, Phantasm does not shy away from adapting some of Bach's significant keyboard works for viola consort. Under the direction of Laurence Dreyfus, they set out on a conscious mission to reveal the riches hidden behind the more neutral resources of the harpsichord and organ, thereby liberating the fascinating characters lurking in the shadows and behind the scenes of Bach's individual polyphonic lines. In the fugal confrontation between three to six musicians, they encounter the astonishing psychological insights of Bach's most radical inventions. Drawing mainly from the two books of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Musical Offering and Clavier-Übung III, the program selected for this recording is a curious way of creating connections between Bach and the old English traditions of Fantasy and In nomine traditions, as well as leaping forward into the chromatic 12-tone world, where the raw emotions of expressionist modernism become not only audible but also adventurously meaningful. The second part of the Well-Tempered Consort is already planned for 2021.
