🇫🇷Charles Camille Saint-Saëns ： Transcriptions of J S Bach Book 2 Introduction and Air

In this transcription of J. S. Bach’s music for piano, Saint-Saëns presents an “Introduction and Air.” The opening Introduction carefully traces the flow of the harmony and the interplay of the voices, while the following Air unfolds with a calm musical character centered on a long-breathed melody. It is important to distinguish the character of the two sections, allowing the melody to sing naturally without obscuring the inner voices. Use the pedal sparingly to avoid clouding the sonority, and preserve the direction and breathing of each phrase so that the transparent sound of the arrangement and the contrapuntal appeal of the original can come through.