Baroque Encores

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J. S. BACH / RAMEAU / SCARLATTI / COUPERIN / HANDEL / ROYER
Baroque Encores
David Fray (piano)

[ Erato Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 12 December 2025

David Fray stands out as one of today's most distinctive French pianists, widely acclaimed for his profound interpretations of Bach. This new album draws its core from L'Enfant oublié (2023), a theatrical project co-created with actress and director Chiara Muti, premiered at the artist's own festival L'Offrande musicale, dedicated to disability awareness.

It features masterpieces from Rameau to Scarlatti, including lesser-known composers like Royer, with a strong focus on Bach. The repertoire includes original keyboard works as well as piano transcriptions by legendary pianists such as Siloti, Kempff, Busoni, and Stradal.

Additionally, the album also includes the world premiere recording of Monsaingeon's arrangement for piano of Bach's Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: Andante

Tracks:

Bach:
Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andante (Transcr. Stradal for Solo Piano)

Rameau:
Deuxième livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite en mi: V. Le rappel des oiseaux

Scarlatti:
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 87
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1
Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 466

Bach:
French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: I. Allemande
Keyboard Suite in F Minor, BWV 823: II. Sarabande en rondeau

Couperin:
Les baricades mistérieuses (from Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 6ème in B flat)

Handel:
Keyboard Suite in G Minor, HWV 434: IV. Minuet (Arr. Kempff for Solo Piano)

Royer:
Premier livre de pièces de clavecin
L'aimable
Le vertigo

Bach:
Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (Arr. Kempff for Solo Piano)
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia (Arr. Kempff for Solo Piano)
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Arr. Siloti for Solo Piano)
Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 41, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. Busoni for Solo Piano)
Pastorale in F Major, BWV 590: III. Aria
Organ Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529: II. Largo (Arr. Feinberg for Solo Piano)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (Arr. Monsaingeon for Solo Piano)

Vivaldi/Bach:
Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: II. Larghetto (After Vivaldi's Violin Concerto, Op. 3 No. 9, RV 230)