Bachian Elegies - Musical Meditations for Uncertain Times is pianist Michael Tsalka's deeply personal tribute to J. S. and C. P. E. Bach.

Bachian Elegies - Musical Meditations for Uncertain Times is pianist Michael Tsalka's deeply personal tribute to J. S. and C. P. E. Bach - composers whose works offered solace, clarity, and resilience during the global upheaval of the pandemic. Framed by chorale preludes as quiet prayers, this album traces a journey through fugues, toccatas, and elegiac reflections, revealing Bach's music as a vessel for emotional depth and spiritual strength. In times of isolation and loss, these pieces speak with renewed urgency, inviting us to reflect, to feel, and to rebuild. A moving meditation on continuity, care, and the power of sound.

Track Listing

• Chorale Prelude for Organ 'Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott' BWV 721
• Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettisimo in B-flat Major, BWV 992: 1. Arioso. Adagio. 'Ist eine Schmeichelung der Freude, um denselben von seiner Reise abzuhalten.'
• Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettisimo in B-flat Major, BWV 992: 2. (Andante). 'Ist eine Vorstellung unterschiedlicher Casuum, die ihm in der Fremde könnten vorfallen.'
• Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettisimo in B-flat Major, BWV 992: 3. Adagiosissimo. 'Ist ein allgemeines Lamento der Freunde.'
• Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettisimo in B-flat Major, BWV 992: 4. (Andante con moto). 'Allhier kommen die Freunde (weil sie doch sehen, daß es anders nicht sein kann) und nehmen Abschied.'
• Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettisimo in B-flat Major, BWV 992: 5. Aria di Postiglione. Allegro poco.
• Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettisimo in B-flat Major, BWV 992: 6. Fuga all'imitatione di Posta.
• Keyboard Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: I. (Allegro)
• Keyboard Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: II. Adagio
• Keyboard Concerto in G Major, BWV 973: III. Allegro
• Partita for Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004, Chaconne
• The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 893, Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor: Prelude
• The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 893, Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor: Fugue
• Fantasia in F-sharp Minor, Wq. 67
• The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Fuga a 3 Soggetti in D Minor (Contrapunctus XIV)
• Chorale Prelude 'Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit,' BWV 668a

Additional Details

Label: Paladino Music

Genre: Classical

Language: English

Run Time: 59:48 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/12/25

UPC: 9120040731434