In this recording The Bach Players look at what happens when great composers arrange each other’s works. Bach’s mastery of the art of fugue-writing inspired generations of composers to come: Mozart’s arrangements of some of Bach’s fugues are notable instances of this. The main feature of the disc is the little-known arrangement by Bach of Pergolesi’s popular ‘Stabat Mater’. Bach sets the work to the German text of Psalm 51, rewriting the viola part. The result is a striking and beautiful piece.
| availability | forthcoming |
| published | late 2008 |
| price | £12.00 |
- track list |
- credits
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, ‘Stabat Mater’ in F minor for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo; arranged by J.S. Bach on the text of Psalm 51: ‘Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden‘, BWV 1083
- J.S. Bach, Five fugues from the Well-tempered Clavier; arranged for string quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K 405
