Florian Noack (piano)

Does Florian Noack’s take on transcription smack of forbidden delights? From Bach to the Sherman Brothers, the pianist denies himself nothing, especially not the pleasure of liberally sprinkling his good humour and insolent virtuosity over these pieces of every hue. Here is a delightful album in which repertory masterpieces and unexpected musical universes come together in perfect harmony under his fingers and gain new light and life, joyful, playful, airy and poetic, thanks to the magic of his inspiration. With exquisite taste, Florian Noack’s transcriptions and paraphrases take us into a world of freedom and refinement, where novel sounds and subtleties of language are delicacies to be savoured . . . guilt-free!

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) , Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) , Nikolai Rimsky-Korssakoff (1844-1908) , Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) , Tielman Susato (1500-1564) , Serge Prokofieff (1891-1953) , Dmitri Schostakowitsch (1906-1975) , Sherman Brothers

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Konzert für 4 Cembali nach Vivaldi BWV 1065
  +Felix Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht op. 60
  +Nikolai Rimsky-Korssakoff: Scheherazade op. 35
  +Johann Strauss II: Paraphrase übe4r verschiedene Walzer
  +Tielman Susato: Danserye
  +Serge Prokofieff: Symphonie Nr. 1
  +Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Walzer Nr. 2
  +Sherman Brothers: I wanna be like you