Choose artist...

Top 10 for Dec

Daniil Trifonov - Bach: The Art of Life makes Pianist Magazine's 'Top 10 piano album releases of 2021'

Pianist Magazine' writes....2021 has treated us to a huge number of new releases from our favourite pianists. Here we've gathered our favourite 10 of the year... Included on our list is Bach: The Art of Life – Daniil Trifonov.
 
Centered around Johann Sebastian Bach's late masterpiece The Art of Fugue, this new double album from Russian star Daniil Trifonov reflects his insight into the family life and music-making of one of the greatest composers of all time. JS Bach's son, Johann Christian, also features on the album.
 
In recognition of Anna Magdalena's unmistakable imprint on Johann Sebastian's life and legacy (his second wife), Trifonov includes extracts from her Notebook. "Interestingly," observes Trifonov, "the aria Bist du bei mir (No. 25 in the Notebook) was composed by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel. Johann Sebastian and Anna Magdalena's first son was named Gottfried Heinrich. It is possible to speculate that this piece was their love song, making its inclusion in the Notebook (and the heart of this album) particularly poignant."