Complete Romantic Finnish Bach Transcriptions Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2026, Nordic Bridge Music)

All romantic Finnish Bach transcriptions for solo piano now available for the first time! Ekman’s, Kuusisto’s and Hannikainen’s trancriptions are first recordings. This release reveals how sophisticated the Finnish art of transcription was already a hundred years ago. Included are also Ferruccio Busoni’s St. Anne transcription, which he made in Helsinki, as well as Olli Mustonen’s joyful version of Bach’s solo violin Gavotte. This digital double album can be heard in streaming services in two volumes: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. You may also buy the tracks to yourself and support the artist in the Even platform.

Read the extensive liner notes here.

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Complete Romantic Finnish Bach Transcriptions – Risto-Matti Marin, piano

 

Vol. 1

 

1 J. S. Bach – Erkki Melartin: Partita for solo violin in E Major BWV 1006 – Preludio

2 – 3 J. S. Bach – Karl Ekman: Prelude and Fugue in C Major BWV 531*

4 J. S. Bach – Erkki Melartin: Ich halte treulich still BWV 466

5 – 6 J. S. Bach – Karl Ekman: Prelude and Fugue in C Minor BWV 549*

7 J. S. Bach – Erkki Melartin: Freuet euch, die Christen alle BWV 40

8 – 9 J. S. Bach – Karl Ekman: Prelude and Fugue in B Minor BWV 544*

10 J. S. Bach – Erkki Melartin: Am Abend BWV 448

11 – 13 J. S. Bach – Karl Ekman: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major BWV 564*

 

Vol. 2

 

1 – 2 J. S. Bach – Ilmari Hannikainen: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor BWV 582*

3 – 4 J. S. Bach – Karl Ekman: Prelude and Fugue in F Major BWV 556*

5 J. S. Bach – Taneli Kuusisto: Prelude in E Minor BWV 555*

6 – 7 J. S. Bach – Karl Ekman: Prelude and Fugue in E Minor BWV 533*

8 J. S. Bach – Ilmari  Hannikainen: Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 625*

9 – 10 J. S. Bach – Ilmari  Hannikainen: Prelude and Fugue in C Minor BWV 549*

11 J. S. Bach – Ilmari  Hannikainen: Prelude in G Minor BWV 535*

12 J. S. Bach – Ilmari Hannikainen: Fugue in G Minor BWV 578*

13 – 14 J. S. Bach – Ilmari Hannikainen: Prelude and Fugue in G Minor BWV 558*

15 – 16 J. S. Bach – Ferruccio Busoni: Prelude and Fugue in E Flat Major “St. Anne” BWV 552

17 J. S. Bach – Olli Mustonen: Partita for solo violin in E Major BWV 1006 – Gavotte

 

*First recordings