Angela Hewitt - Bach Performance on the Piano (2008)

Angela Hewitt shares the inspiration and experience behind her award-winning playing in an illustrated lecture that explains the technical and practical steps essential for performing Bach on the piano.
Angela Hewitt is a phenomenal artist who has established herself at the highest level over the last few years not least through her superb, award-winning recordings for Hyperion. Completed in 2005, her eleven-year project to record all the major keyboard works of Bach has been described as ‘one of the record glories of our age’ and has won her a huge following. She has been hailed as ‘the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time’ and ‘nothing less than the pianist who will define Bach performance on the piano for years to come’ (Stereophile). Now for the first time she appears on a 2-DVD set. In the first disc, she conducts a ‘masterclass’, discussing all the challenges, possible pitfalls and delights in performing Bach on the piano. The second disc features Hewitt live in concert. This is an unmissable release.

Cast:
Angela Hewitt, piano

Track List:
Bach Performance on the Piano – An illustrated lecture
DVD1
01. Chapter 1.0: Introduction
02. Chapter 1.1: Preface
03. Chapter 1.2: Early beginnings
04. Chapter 1.3: Bach on the modern piano
05. Chapter 2.0: The Essentials
06. Chapter 2.1: Phrasing
07. Chapter 2.2: Singing Tone
08. Chapter 2.3: Choosing an Articulation
09. Chapter 2.4: Imitating Bowing
10. Chapter 2.5: Sonata No 2 in D major for gamba and harpsichord, BWV1028 (Bach). Movement 2. Andante with Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
11. Chapter 2.6: Fingering
12. Chapter 2.7: The Left Hand
13. Chapter 2.8: Pedalling
14. Chapter 3.0: Interpretation
15. Chapter 3.1: Tempo
16. Chapter 3.2: Dynamics
17. Chapter 3.3: Rhythmic Alterations
18. Chapter 3.4: Rubato
19. Chapter 3.5: Keys
20. Chapter 4.0: The Dance in Bach
21. Chapter 4.1: Dance and the Music of J S Bach
22. Chapter 4.2: Dance and Tempo
23. Chapter 5.0: Learning a Fugue
24. Chapter 5.1: Introduction
25. Chapter 5.2: Articulation
26. Chapter 5.3: Fingering
27. Chapter 5.4: Interpretation
28. Chapter 6.0: Ornamentation
29. Chapter 6.1: Preface
30. Chapter 6.2: Basic Rules
31. Chapter 6.3: Adding Ornaments
32. Chapter 7.0: Practical Advice
33. Chapter 7.1: Editions
34. Chapter 7.2: Practising
35. Chapter 7.3: Memorizing
36. Chapter 7.4: In Performance
DVD2: Live in Concert
01. Applause
Partita No 4 in D major BWV828
02. Ouverture
03. Allemande
04. Courante
05. Aria
06. Sarabande
07. Menuet
08. Gigue
Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto 'Italian Concerto' BWV971
09. [untitled]
10. Andante
11. Presto
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor BWV903
12. Fantasia
13. Fugue