David Fray - Baroque Encores (2025) (FLAC)

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.

Tracklist
Bach - Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528
01. II. Andante (Transcr. Stradal for Solo Piano) (5:06)
Rameau - Deuxième livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite en mi
02. V. Le rappel des oiseaux (3:29)
03. Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 87 (6:19)
04. Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1 (2:15)
05. Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 466 (7:19)
Bach - French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815
06. I. Allemande (3:11)
Bach - Keyboard Suite in F Minor, BWV 823
07. II. Sarabande en rondeau (4:47)
Couperin - Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Sixième ordre
08. V. Les baricades mistérieuses (2:36)
Händel - Keyboard Suite in G Minor, HWV 434
09. IV. Minuet (Arr. Kempff for Solo Piano) (3:29)
Royer - Premier livre de pièces de clavecin
10. No. 6, L'aimable (5:55)
11. No. 11, Le vertigo (5:57)
Bach - Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031
12. II. Siciliano (Arr. Kempff for Solo Piano) (4:02)
Bach - Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29
13. Sinfonia (Arr. Kempff for Solo Piano) (4:10)
Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
14. II. Air (Arr. Siloti for Solo Piano) (5:04)
Bach - Das Orgel-Büchlein
15. No. 41, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. Busoni for Solo Piano) (3:36)
Bach - Pastorale in F Major, BWV 590
16. III. Aria (3:00)
Bach - Organ Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529
17. II. Largo (Arr. Feinberg for Solo Piano) (6:59)
Bach - Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003
18. III. Andante (Arr. Monsaingeon for Solo Piano) (5:07)
Bach - Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 972
19. II. Larghetto (After Vivaldi's Violin Concerto, Op. 3 No. 9, RV 230) (3:31)