Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions

T-1

The Well-Prepared Piano, Vol. 1

WTC 1&2 (excerpts):
1. A Prelude from The WTC [5:23]
2. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 860 [3:39]
3. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889 [5:51]
4. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 8 in E flat minor, BWV 853 [8:49]
5. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 13 in F sharp major, BWV 858 [4:37]
6. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875 [3:16]
7. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 867 [5:58]
8. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 [3:36]
9. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871 [5:18]
10. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878 [6:55]
11. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880 [4:02]
12. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 [12:39]
13. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A flat major, BWV 886 [6:20]
14. A Prelude again from The Well-Tempered Clavier [5:00]

Mathias Halvorsen (Piano) [Features piano preparations made by Ingibjörg Friðriksdóttir, Michael Rauter and Mathias Halvorsen]

Backlash Music

Released: Nov 23, 2018

Digital Album / TT:

Producer: Johann Günther; visual concept: Ida K. G. Hatleskog.
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Digital Album (2018): Bandcamp

TV-1

On Goldberg Variations. Gismervik/Bach/Halvorsen

Mathias Halvorsen and Jan Martin Gismervik: On Goldberg Variations (Variationen über Goldberg) [63:42]

Mathias Halvorsen (Piano) & Jan Martin Gismervik (Percussions)

Vimeo

May 1, 2018

Video / TT: 63:42

Recorded & filmed live at Centraltheater Esslingen, Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the 10^th edition of PODIUM Festival Esslingen (premiere performance).
1^st recording of On Goldberg Variations by M. Halvorsen & J.M. Gismervik.
Watch on Vimeo:
On Goldberg Variations: Complete Work [63:42]
Watch on YouTube:
Mathias Halvorsen / Variationen über Goldberg [4:24]

T-2

On Goldberg Variations

Mathias Halvorsen and Jan Martin Gismervik: On Goldberg Variations:
1. The Line [5:04]
2. (In) Structures [2:32]
3. Numbers [2:57]
4. Only [1:21]
5. The Place [1:50]
6. Three or More [2:04]
7. Melody [0:59]
8. Fashion [2:40]
9. Other Voices [3:18]
10. Excluding a Mallet [1:41]
11. Other [2:55]
12. The Running [3:21]
13. Present [2:44]
14. Together [2:13]
15. Frame [5:20]
16. Then Only [6:12]

Mathias Halvorsen (Piano) & Jan Martin Gismervik (Percussions)

Backlash Music

Jul 2019

Digital Album / TT:

Recorded in Fella- og Hólakirkja, Reykjavik, Islasnd.
Produced & Recorded by Johann Günther.
Classical pianist Mathias Halvorsen and contemporary jazz percussionist Jan Martin Gismervik have build a musical world of surprising subtlety and strength. On Goldberg Variations presents a piece rich on ideas and full of creative twists. They have drawn heavily on each others experience, and the end result is a remarkable example of true cross - genre collaboration. Starting from Bach’s set of variations, they have developed their own original music; both close to and at the same time far removed from its source material. The original piece serves as a resource and a tool box rather than as a traditional score.
2^nd recording of On Goldberg Variations by M. Halvorsen & J.M. Gismervik.
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Digital Album (2020): Bancamp

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2021)

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