01. Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 for six percussionists
02. Bach Echoes for Grand Vibraphone Hybrid Variations on Bach’s A minor Flute Partita BWV 1013 I. Allemande
03. Bach Echoes for Grand Vibraphone Hybrid Variations on Bach’s A minor Flute Partita BWV 1013 II. Corrente
04. Bach Echoes for Grand Vibraphone Hybrid Variations on Bach’s A minor Flute Partita BWV 1013 III. Sarabande
05. Bach Echoes for Grand Vibraphone Hybrid Variations on Bach’s A minor Flute Partita BWV 1013 IV. Bouree Anglaise
06. Chorale “Christ ist erstanden, BWV 276”
07. Variations on a Bach Chorale for solo marimba
08. From “Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011” Prelude (for solo bass marimba)
09. From “Well Tempered Clavier Book II” for two marimbists Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 884
10. From “Well Tempered Clavier Book II” for two marimbists Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 889
11. Prelude and Fugue for solo marimba E-flat Minor
12. Prelude and Fugue for solo marimba D-flat Major
Makoto Nakura, the well-established musician with his renowned artistry and astonishing virtuosity over a quarter of a century, is now back with new album Bach Parallels, interpreting Bach’s inspirational classics.
For this disc, Makoto asked three composers to write pieces inspired by Bach and he has placed them in a parallel manner with Bach’s works. The first half of the disc is dedicated to variations, beginning with “Passacaglia” and the second half to preludes and fugues.
Bach’s music continues to be the source of our imagination after nearly 300 years. It was a true joy to see that this imagination bore the fruits of new music which embraces the sensitivities of our time and Makoto Nakura is excited to hand them to the next generation. People might think of classical music as the music of the past. Rather, through Bach Parallels, Makoto Nakura would like to send a message that we are travelling in the midst of a big current of classical music which pulsates as living music.