Bach: Piano Concertos 4+5; Brandenburg Concerto 5; Wachet Auf (arr. Busoni); Contrapunctus I

The 'Wachet Auf' chorale, played by the quartet alone, is done slowly and rather romantically, but with so little vibrato it suggests a viol consort. In similar fashion [Awadagin Pratt] plays the Busoni arrangement of 'Wachet Auf' (Schubler chorale) very deliberately, while Contr...

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Published inAmerican record guide Vol. 65; no. 4; p. 73
Main Author Althouse, Paul L
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Record Guide Publications 01.07.2002
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Classical music
Musical recordings
Pratt, Awadagin
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Summary:The 'Wachet Auf' chorale, played by the quartet alone, is done slowly and rather romantically, but with so little vibrato it suggests a viol consort. In similar fashion [Awadagin Pratt] plays the Busoni arrangement of 'Wachet Auf' (Schubler chorale) very deliberately, while Contrapunctus I (from The Art of Fugue) is very shaped and contemplative. All of these seem to lack spine and hence please me less than the concertos.
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ISSN:0003-0716