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Post Bach: Preludes, Fugues and Bach-Inspired New Music | Sunnyside SSC1622

Post Bach: Preludes, Fugues and Bach-Inspired New Music

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Label: Sunnyside

Cat No: SSC1622

Barcode: 0016728162227

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 20th August 2021

Contents

Artists

Sam Post (piano)

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.1 in C major, BWV846
» no.2 in C minor, BWV847
» no.4 in C sharp minor, BWV849
» no.5 in D major, BWV850

Post, Sam

Efficiency Remix (on a theme by James Scott)
Lighthouse Rag
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, Irena Orlov in memoriam
Tango Toccata

Artists

Sam Post (piano)

About

Pianist Sam Post has been a Bach acolyte since his earliest years behind the keys.

His study and development have led Post down many musical avenues, but Bach’s lessons remain ever present in his work, as can be heard on ‘Post Bach’, a collection of the pianist’s unique interpretations of a number of the maestro’s preludes and fugues, as well as original pieces that blend Bach’s harmonic ideas with syncopated styles that have become Post’s focus of late.

The Washington, DC based Post has been lauded for his brilliant piano playing and his unique composing style, including that of his string quartet and chamber symphony commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony.

Post became more and more engaged in music with strong rhythmic drive and with strong syncopation. His transcription of a Gabriela Montero rag improvisation led him to writing his first ragtime piece. Post also experimented with the music of William Bolcom, using two of the composer’s pieces as basis for improvisations on his last solo album. The infectious rhythms of other syncopated styles, including tango, swing jazz, and pop, have also engrained themselves into his work.

‘Post Bach’ is a tremendous collection of solo piano pieces that illustrates this musical shift. On the recording, Post performs four of Bach’s Prelude and Fugues but with an approach that emphasizes his new-found approach to the piano. There are also a number of original pieces that display Post’s range in these styles, all with hints of his devotion to Bach’s harmonic concepts.

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