Staier, Andreas – harpsichord / Meditation

Meditation

Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

 

FISCHER, J K F: Ariadne Musica: No. 8, Prelude & Fugue in E major 1:43

FUX: Gradus ad Parnassum: Fugue 0:53

FISCHER, J K F: Ariadne Musica: No. 2, Prelude & Fugue in C sharp minor 1:34

COUPERIN, Louis: Pavane in F sharp minor 8:12

FISCHER, J K F: Ariadne Musica: No. 4, Prelude & Fugue in D major 1:27

FROBERGER: Ricercar IV, FbWV 404 2:31

FISCHER, J K F: Ariadne Musica: No. 16, Prelude & Fugue in A major 1:13

FROBERGER: Méditation faite sur ma mort future, la quelle se joue lentement avec discretion, à Paris 1 mai Anno 1660 6:03

FROBERGER: Fantasia II a-moll FbWV 202 2:51

Andreas STAIER: Anklänge. Six Pieces for Harpsichord 31:39

I. Tempo flessibile 5:39$1.00
II. Largo 6:33$1.00
III. Con forza 3:53$1.00
IV. Un poco più lento del Preludio BWV 878 / 1 8:03$1.50
V. Sempre legatissimo 1:51$1.00
VI. Esitando 5:40

BACH, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 9 in E major, BWV878 8:39

I. Praeludium 5:31
II. Fuga 3:08

Length: 66 minutes

Label: Alpha
Catalogue No: ALPHA1012

3701624510124

Release Date: 9th Feb 2024

 

Andreas Staier’s informed and inspired interpretations have left their mark on the discography of both the harpsichord and the fortepiano and have enabled us to see Bach, Mozart and Schubert in a completely new light. This is Staier’s first solo album of a projected series for Alpha Classics, in which he also presents his own compositions for the first time. “Two motifs connect the works in this recording: the first is a ancient cantus firmus, a melody in long notes […] the second is the interval sequence of octave, fifth, sixth, and third. […] Anklänge , my six pieces for harpsichord, grew out of several conversations I had with the composer Brice Pauset about what it means to compose in our time, and in particular what it implies to compose for historical instruments. This led me to ask myself how I could express and capture my own conception of music in notes, marked as it is not only by Byrd, Bach and Schubert, but also by the music of the 20 th and 21 st centuries.”