Bach/Siloti Adagio in F Minor
The Bach/Siloti Adagio in F Minor is Alexander Siloti's piano transcription of the third movement of J. S. Bach's Sonata Number 5 in F minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1018.
Alexander Siloti (1863 - 1945) was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. A student of Liszt and a teacher of Rachmaninoff, he was one of the great Russian pianists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the famous Siloti Concerts of 1903-1917, he introduced the music of dozens of composers to the Russian public, including Albeniz, Debussy, de Falla, Delius, Elgar, Enesco, Mahler, and Schoenberg. His contribution to music literature includes over 200 arrangements and transcriptions of music by Beethoven, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Vivaldi, and most notably J. S. Bach.
The music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) is one of humanity's greatest treasures. It is unsurpassed in its expression of profound reverence for life, and in its depth and diversity of ideas and feelings. It provides boundless joy to listeners and performers.
