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Bach, Boulez Piano Works / David Fray - Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Pierre Boulez, Performer David Fray, InchIn 2005, fresh out of a conservatory in Paris, the young pianist David Fray received an award from a cultural foundation in France to make a solo recording. He bravely chose a program juxtaposing two major keyboard works of Bach with shorter yet formidable scores by Pierre Boulez. Here is that recording, Mr. Fray's second, but his first on a major tag. The superbly played and thoughtful program should help spread the news about this emerging French artist, now 26. In both Bach and Boulez, Mr. Fray displays an articulate touch, splendid command of shadings and nimble finger work. The youthful freshness of the performances is especially appealing. Mr. Fray is not intimidated by either giant. He brings a fluid sense of rhythm and much sparkle to Bach's D major Partita... Mr. Fray's account of Bach's D minor French Suite is also captivating, played with real affinity for the French flourishes in the dance movements... Bach devotees who may be wary of Mr. Boulez's music should hear Mr. Fray's playful, crystalline and wondrously delicate account of the 12 InchNotations,Inch an ingenious set of short pieces... Inch Album Tracks 1. Ouverture 2. Allemande 3. Courante 4. Aria 5. Sarabande 6. Menuet 7. Gigue 8. I. Fantasque Modere 9. II. Tres Vif 10. III. Assez Lent 11. IV. Rhytmique 12. V. Doux Et Improvise 13. VI. Rapide 14. VII. Hieratique 15. VIII. Modere Jusqu'a Tres Vif 16. IX. Lointain Calme 17. X. Mecanique Et Tres Sec 18. X. Scintillant 19. XII. Lent Puissant Et Apre 20. Allemande 21. Courante 22. Sarabande 23. Menuet I/Menuet Ii/Menuet I 24. Gigue 25. Incises
