Produced by : Festival Bach Montréal

Sergei Babayan

J.S. Bach - Preludes & Fugues

Sergei Babayan, a naturalized American Armenian pianist, is among the finest musicians of our time. A regular guest at the Montreal Bach Festival, he has received critical acclaim for his virtuosic piano playing with a discreet and precise touch. He has performed at many international festivals and in renowned concert halls with orchestras such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Fantasy in D minor K.397
Sonata in B flat major, K.281

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI: 47bis
Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI: 49

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Excerpts from the Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

• Prelude in C major, BWV 939
• Prelude in C minor, BWV 999
• Minuet-Trio in G minor, BWV 929
• Prelude in E major, BWV 937
• Sinfonia in E flat major, BWV 791
• Prelude in D minor, BWV 926
• Prelude in C sharp major, BWV 872
• Prelude in F major, BWV 901

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Sonata in C minor, Hob.XVI: 20

W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
12 Variations on “Ah, Vous dirais-je Maman”, K. 265, (300th)

Sergei Babayan, piano

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