Various Composers - Baroque Encores (David Fray)

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1. Johann Sebastian Bach - Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andante (transcr. Stradal)
2. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Deuxième livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite en mi: V. Le rappel des oiseaux
3. Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 87
4. Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1
5. Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 466
6. Johann Sebastian Bach - French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: I. Allemande
7. Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Suite in F Minor, BWV 823: II. Sarabande en rondeau
8. François Couperin - Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Sixième ordre: V. Les baricades mistérieuses
9. Georg Friedrich Händel - Keyboard Suite in G Minor, HWV 434: IV. Minuet (arr. Kempff)
10. Pancrace Royer - Premier livre de pièces de clavecin: No. 6, L'aimable
11. Pancrace Royer - Premier livre de pièces de clavecin: No. 11, Le vertigo
12. Johann Sebastian Bach - Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. Kempff)
13. Johann Sebastian Bach - Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia (arr. Kempff)
14. Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (arr. Siloti)
15. Johann Sebastian Bach - Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 41, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. Busoni)
16. Johann Sebastian Bach - Pastorale in F Major, BWV 590: III. Aria
17. Johann Sebastian Bach - Organ Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529: II. Largo (arr. Feinberg)
18. Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (arr. Monsaingeon)
19. Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 972: II. Larghetto (after Vivaldi's Violin Concerto, Op. 3 No. 9, RV 230)

David Fray, piano

Date: 2025

Label: Warner Classics

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David Fray is recognized as one of today’s most distinctive French pianists, celebrated for his deep and nuanced interpretations of Bach. His new album builds on L’Enfant oublié (2023), a theatrical project co-created with actress and director Chiara Muti and premiered at his festival L’Offrande musicale, which focuses on disability awareness. The program spans from Rameau to Scarlatti, highlighting lesser-known composers such as Royer, and emphasizes Bach through both original keyboard works and piano transcriptions by Siloti, Kempff, Busoni, and Stradal. It also features the world premiere recording of Bruno Monsaingeon’s piano arrangement of Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: Andante.

Born in 1981, French pianist David Fray is acclaimed for his intellectual depth and expressive artistry. A student of Jacques Rouvier at the Paris Conservatoire, he has earned numerous distinctions, including the Opus Klassik Award for Innovative Concert of the Year (2020), the Echo Klassik Prize for Instrumentalist of the Year, and the BBC Music Magazine’s Newcomer of the Year (2008). Fray performs worldwide with major orchestras and conductors such as Muti, Eschenbach, and Nézet-Séguin, and regularly appears at leading venues including Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall. A dedicated interpreter of Bach, his recent projects and recordings focus on the composer’s keyboard and chamber works.